Monday, June 16, 2008

Solve The Shopping Dilemma

Bag the best buys with a simple mental checklist
By Mavis Ang
Photos by www.polyvore.com

AMONGST the dangerously tempting prices during major sales, it’s easy to end up over spending on items you thought were simply too cheap to not buy. A good habit to maintain during sales, or any shopping trip for that matter, is to run the item through a mental checklist – it might just save your wallet.

Read more on solve the shopping dilemma.

How To Dress For A Shopping Day Out

Look great, feel comfortable, and shop with ease
By Mavis Ang
Photos by www.polyvore.com

SHOPPING in Singapore is very much like a sport. One needs to be mentally prepared mentally (for the kiasu aunties, irritable yuppies, and incredible customer service), and have the right gears and outfit to participate. Your shopping trip can easily turn into troublesome and frustrating with the wrong attire, so here’s some useful tips and ideas for the best hassle-free and fashionable outfits.

Read more on how to dress for a shopping day out.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Calling all 88DB Shopaholics

With the Great Singapore Sale sweeping our little island into a shopping frenzy, 88DB combs the streets to bring you the best discounts and top shopping spots.

You can get advice on shopping outfits and read through all shopping-related stories. We also present to your our Snap.Post.Vote - Great Singapore Shopaholic contest! Simply show us what you've bought during the GSS sale and win spa and dining vouchers.

Read more on how to join 88DB's shopping contest.

Makeup Artist Liren Neo

“During our overseas shoot, she helped us in more ways than just putting on make-up…she made our experience pain-free and enjoyable.” — Karen Liew, future bride

SOON-to-be-bride Karen Liew has done the rounds of suppliers for her upcoming wedding, and one of her finds is professional makeup artist Liren Neo. “I have found her not only a good make-up artist but also a very helpful, knowledgeable and IT-oriented person,” says Karen, who also notes Liren’s punctuality and helpfulness. “She’s an artist who never fails in her service.”

Read more about this recommendation for makeup artist, Liren Neo.

Vote For The Best Cover Child & Parent

SMS to 77688 who you want to appear on the cover of Today’s Parents magazine — plus, a bunch of family activities on 13 July

FOR six weekends in a row last March and April, Today’s Parents magazine scoured the island for the most infectious smile, and the most endearing father-and-child or mother-and-child pairs.

Those participants have now been shortlisted to 18 finalists and you can now help the magazine decide on who will be named the CANON Cover Child, Cherie Hearts Cover Mother & Child, and OCBC Cover Father & Child. They are looking for one grand winner per category to put on the cover.

Read more about how to vote for the best cover child and parent.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Reaching Perfect Nirvana

Willow Stream Spa’s ‘Perfect Singapore’ is a sublime body treatment that helps you relax, revive, and find your balance with the use of a dry brush and natural Ayurvedic ingredients
By James P. Ong

EARLY this month we visited Singapore’s newest luxury spa, Willow Stream at Fairmont Hotel, and tried a massage and spa treatment that sounds very organic to the Lion City: “Singapore Perfection”. In a country known for its strict adherence to rules, regulations, and following everything to the dot, a spa treatment that proudly calls itself “Singapore Perfection” is almost a tautology — a needless repetition of an obvious fact.

That said, you shouldn’t expect anything less than perfection from this 60-minute body treatment — a carryover from the former Raffles Amrita Spa that used to call it Nirvana — designed to heal as well as pamper.

Read more about spa treatments in Singapore.

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