Gifts Tip: Mineral Fusion

New cosmetic line is a perfect WRAP

LET'S face it: December is one of the year’s most stressful times of the year, which accounts for beauty blahs like skin breakouts and dry and blotchy skin in a season when you ought to look picture-perfect for all those holiday parties and reunions.

How to avoid that blah skin?

Introducing Mineral Fusion™ – an all-natural mineral makeup that features a colourful collection of cosmetics that prettifies as it treats and cares for your skin.

The secret? An exclusive W.R.A.P. Complex — a perfect blend of natural minerals that combines skin care benefits, antioxidants, makeup, and UV protection in one product line.

Read more about mineral makeup.

Nomadic aspirations of the urban kind

Road Test - Nissan Qashqai 2.0 (A)

Text and photos by Amery Reuben

SAY hello to the Qashqai, Nissan's latest in-breeding effort to develop the once elusive "mini sport utility" vehicle. Nissan hopes that this car's demographic will be itinerants, sparking a sense of adventure in everyone.

This smaller, European being exists to complement the Murano, and yes, it is European. Despite being conceived in Japan back in 2003, the Nissan Qashqai is really about as European as a Japanese-made entity can exist today. It was penned down by Nissan Design Europe, which is based in Paddington, London. Then, it was engineered and developed at Nissan’s Technical Centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK, and for the British market, is built alongside the Note and Micra in Sunderland.

While we’re most likely to receive stocks from Nissan’s assembly line in Japan, differences are negligible. That aside, Nissan realises that not everyone needs such a big car, especially here in Singapore. And for many here, being who they are, would rather live with just the image of owning an SUV, without the associated gadgetry, complications or costs for that matter. It’s a car all right.

Read more about this car review on Nissan Qashqai.

Road Test: Geely CK

This car targets younger families who wish to 'upgrade' their lifestyle with a private vehicle to bring the spouse and kids around town

Text by Andy Hum / Photos by Adrian Wong

CARS in Singapore don't come cheap these days. Not that they were ever cheap anyway, but the costs of ownership have become so prohibitive. With constant rises at the fuel pumps and the population of ERP gantries threatening to outnumber traffic lights, is it still possible to own a car without having a seven-digit bank balance?

When the Chinese first introduced their home-made cars to the world, it wasn’t met with open arms. Reports on the web and even on YouTube showed clearly how poorly their cars performed in crash tests.

And that was on top of the endless criticisms they faced for copying designs.

Read more about this car review on the Geely CK.