During a recent jaunt to Watsons, I saw a slew of posters proclaiming the celebration of its 21st anniversary this year. I didn’t know they’d been around for this long! The store has come a long way. A simple drugstore that sold generic items in the past, it…
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Thanks to a friend who alerted me to the 20% discount on BRTC BB Creams at Guardian Pharmacy, I was back at that drugstore on New Year’s Day, shortly after I’d made my last purchase of 2008 there! After testing the Jasmine Water BB Cream SPF30 (love the…
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Good news for local Benefit fans – Tua Lobang has announced that Benefit Cosmetics will be having a Friends and Family Sale on the last week of November.Tua Lobang is known for its tip-offs on local sales and deals, so do check it out.Literally translated, this hybrid Hokkien-Malay…
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I like glass receptacles for cleaning makeup brushes because glass is non-reactive. Its clarity also allows me to more accurately gauge the cleanliness of my brushes. Eliminating dust and colour and seeing the murky water run clear is as much a pleasure as having cleaned, ready-to-use brushes. A…
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For about a year now, I have been using this Made-in-Japan sponge cleaner to wash my makeup sponges (mainly the Beautyblender), powder puffs and micro fibre cloths with which I use to clean my brushes in between thorough washes. I sometimes also use it to clean my brushes….
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Removing nail polish can be a pain, not least because the mouths of most remover bottles are wide and can easily cause spillage. To prevent accidents and wastage, the best solution is a pump bottle that dispenses remover efficiently and driplessly. Unfortunately, such dispensers are more often than…
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A recent visit to the Square 2 outlet of Japan Home at Novena threw up a lovely find: a colourful set of pill boxes in trios – each trio for storing pills for morning, afternoon and night; seven of them for each day of the week! The visual…
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