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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Beauty with a difference

There is a new, or shall I say revamped, beauty player in town, and I have a gut feeling that this time, it's going to make lovers of luxury beauty products sit up and take notice.




















DFS Galleria Singapore's updated Beauty Hall is a stunner in terms of its sheer size and range of brands available. At 15,000 sq ft, it is comparable with Sephora. I just love the high ceilings, which give you a sense of space - something which is definitely a luxury in Singapore. There are 22 beauty brands with spacious counters to encourage browsing and testing.

By now, most people would know that Giorgio Armani cosmetics has made its debut here. But there is also another hard-to-find brand at DFS - Helena Rubenstein, whose mascara is one of its star products. Apparently, HR has been here all this while but was previously tucked at a smaller counter upstairs. Some other brands available here include Benefit, Christian Dior, La Mer, Estee Lauder, Shiseido and SK-II.   

At first glance, it may be difficult for a casual observer to tell what's so special about this place. Well, read on for four reasons why the DFS Beauty Hall is different from other beauty halls you can find along the Orchard Road strip.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Just for laughs

So I was mighty chuffed when I spotted a New York Times article on how hotels are increasingly beginning to offer "designer" toiletries to attract customers, published May 29, 2012. You can check out the full article here

I have to say I am rather disappointed by the rather uninspired headline "Hotels Upgrade Beauty Products", although the article is a lovely breeze to read.

For all the flak that we get for supposedly riding on trends that start elsewhere, at least sometimes, we get there first. Heehee. So just for fun, here's my Singapore version of the story on hotels that offer cool beauty products in their rooms. It was published about nine months ago on Aug 28, 2011.


If you're traveling soon, you may want to check out the hotels under the Como group. There's the Metropolitan in Bangkok, Uma Ubud in Bali and Uma Paro in Bhutan, just to name a few. I absolutely adore their in-house brand of Como Shambhala toiletries, which smell simply divine. It's a blend of scents but I can pick up lavender most strongly. Yes, I'll admit that I nicked a few sets while I was at Uma Paro recently to bring home as souvenirs!