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Three Cosmetics launches in Singapore September 15, 2017 at Tang Plaza

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The cult Japanese beauty label (which Asian beauty junkies worth their salt all love), Three Cosmetics, will be available in Singapore from September 15 at Tangs Plaza. Its first store in Singapore is also the first outside of Japan to offer the signature Three Rhythm Spa, a massage created to stimulate the body’s own rhythm and balance. The brand is available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan as well. The Tangs store in Singapore marks Three’s seventh location in Asia and 35th store outside Japan.    Three is known for it skincare formulas blended with botanical oils and other extracts. Watch a clip of the press launch and the complete product line that will be sold at the Tang Plaza store. ​​

Crabtree & Evelyn’s new superfood-inspired handcare and bodycare

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This whimsically-rustic lifestyle label has released its new range of products inspired by food, herbs, and spices. As always, Crabtree & Evelyn takes pride in its olfactory concoctions infused into the products, that are comforting and soothing on the senses. Clearly, this is why the brand is a mainstay in the bathrooms of those who turn bath time into a daily ritual for melting away the day’s stress.  And they always make such great gifts for every occasion you can think of (birthdays, Christmas, Mother’s Day, etc.). The new Lavender & Espresso line is scented with cypress, citron, patchouli, sandalwood and coffee bean oils. The Rosewater & Peppercorn range is also blended with bergamot, tonka bean, and patchouli extracts. While the Citron & Coriander collection contains lemon, honey and shea butter. The Pomegranate & Argan Oil line-up is blended with pistachio, ginger, grapeseed and argan oils.  Pear & Pink Magnolia products are sweet with frangipani, green ivy and teakwood. Goatmilk & Oat is a cocktail of free range goat’s milk, oat kernel, lavender, rose, geranium …

Marie-Stella-Maris on Net-A-Porter

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While quenching your skin this summer, quench the thirst of the underprivilged as well with Amsterdam-based lifestyle label Marie-Stella-Maris. Since 2014, it has been donating a portion of its profits to provide clean drinking water to the underprivileged. So far, more than 18,000 have benefited. For every litre of Marie-Stella-Maris Mineral Water sold, 5 cents is donated; while for every lifestyle product sold, 1 euro is donated. Their raison d’être is to work towards UN Resolution 64/292 – The Human Right to Water and Sanitation. Manufactured in Sweden, the skincare products are made with organic ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter, jojoba, sweet almond oil, as well as coconut oil. We tried the No.2 Handcream (lightweight but moisturising with shea butter, sweet almond oil, rosemary leaf oil, lavender oil); No.97 Pillow Spray Eau de Lavande (lavender with hints of eucalyptus and musk, refreshing); and No.73 Liquid Soap (with aloe vera juice, black pepper, lavender, geranium flower oil, gentle and lightly foamy). Good options if you like the concept of “clean beauty” with a social cause, plant-based, with …

Laneige BB Cushion Crystal Edition with Xirius Swarovski Crystals

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So many years ago, the Laneige BB Cushion was the first ever cushion I fell for. It was easy to use and so convenient for touch-ups on-the-go, and gave my skin a beautiful glow. Now, I’m falling for it all over again, especially when it is blinged-up with super sparkly Swarovski Crystals. Watch the video below and check it out yourself. Available in the Whitening and Pore Control versions, that offer light to medium coverage, a cooling sensation, and give skin a healthy glow. $59 each, and in three shades. Buy it from Laneige boutiques.

Mamonde opens first counter in Singapore at Tangs VivoCity

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Determined to expand its foothold in Singapore, Mamonde has opened its first physical retail presence in the city at Tangs VivoCity. It first launched its online store at Lazada in April. The K Beauty brand from the Amorepacific family is inspired by flowers, and so its visual merchandising is suitably rustic and romantic. With its beautiful spanish tiles and dark wooden shelves, the space is even more inviting for shoppers to check out their range of skincare and colour cosmetics. Watch this video for a 30-second virtual tour of the store. ​​

Aesop Istros Aromatique Room Spray

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To complete its lifestyle offerings – the handwash, Post-Poo Drops, Animal, aromatherapy oils – Aesop has released its new range of home sprays.  There are three to choose from, and the signature one is Istros.  Named after an ancient Greek port town, Istros is a pink pepper, lavender, mimosa, cedar, sandalwood and tobbacco concoction that is warm, inviting, inspiring, mind-clearing, and uplifting. This is one room spray that smells so good we’re tempted to spray it on our skin (not advisable though; spritz on clothes instead if you must). Made for the sophisticated office or home. The other options are Cythera (geranium, incense, patchouli, neroli, ambrette, myrrh); and Olous (galbanum, grapefruit, jasmine, bergamot, cardamom, cedar, incense). Available at Aesop stores.

Make Up For Ever’s new Pro Store at Downtown Gallery, Singapore

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Located at Downtown Gallery 01-06, Make Up For Ever’s first flagship boutique in Singapore carries its entire range of products (more than a thousand SKUs). Here, you get three times the options of what you get at the Sephora stores. Including the exclusive range of professional products (body paints, pigment, lashes, etc.) that were previously only available at the Pro Loft along Armenian Street.   There is also a roomy space for makeup tutorials, makeovers, and a brow trimming service. Perfect for bachelorette parties. Photos (except cover shot): Make Up For Ever

Shopping: Eve and Boy in Bangkok, Siam Square

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The beauty selection at drugstores of each city says alot about its women and their grooming habits.  Judging by what’s available on the shelves at chains such as Boots and Watsons, Bangkok is the place to stock up on mass, colour cosmetics.  Thai women (and men) love their bold eyeshadows, lipsticks and full coverage foundation.  And because the per capita gross domestic product in Thailand is about US$6,000; US$5 options are aplenty in Bangkok’s beauty stores. So beauty junkies can pretty much expect a wide range of reasonably priced, highly pigmented cosmetics in this land of fabulous drag queens. Eve & Boy, sort of a Sephora equivalent but with both mass and high-end options, is a must-visit if you are keen to find out what’s trending on the faces of Thai ladies. Accented with neon lights, Eve & Boy is located at Siam Square.  Besides the regular big-name brands such as MAC, Origins, L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Clinique, NYX and Maybelline; there are plenty of K-Beauty options as well as smaller Thai and American labels.  These …

Shiseido The Ginza: Tokyo must-visit for beauty junkies

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Japan’s most established beauty brand with a strong international presence, Shiseido, turns 145 years old next year. It boasts a rich history: Founded by a former head pharmacist of the Japanese Imperial Navy, Shiseido pioneered the use of skin-softening products with Eudermine lotion in 1897 (still a best-seller today); and skin-brightening concoctions with Peroxide Cucumber (Japan’s first skin-whitening product first launched in 1917). Besides its namesake label, Shiseido is also the parent company of at least 40 brands, including the premium Cle de Peau Beaute, Maquillage to drugstore labels Majolica Majorca, Anessa and Aqualabel. So if you are obsessed with beauty and happen to be in Tokyo, it would be worth your while to head to its flagship store, Shiseido The Ginza  (1F-3F, 7-8-10 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061; tel: 03-3571-7735; open 11am to 8pm everyday). Set aside at least three hours (or more if you want a pampering facial and spa session) to fully explore this building and Shiseido’s adjacent ones; more details on that below. Launched in 2011 to mark its 140th anniversary, the three-storey Shiseido The …

Lush Holiday 2016 

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You can never miss a Lush store when it is near. Because your nose would pick up the distinct cacophony of scents of essential oils, before your eyes meet a riot of fun colours in the store. And when it is the Holiday season, Lush goes all out with its colourful soap bars, sparkly bath bombs, jelly concoctions, moisturising lotions, potions, and creams. All perfect for pampering yourself or other people as the year wraps up in a couple of months. There aren’t many other happier-looking stores in town when Lush is round the corner. Here’s why:       All that you see here are available at Lush stores in Singapore, now.