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I once had a dinner party. It was just a few friends, six of us in total. Since I don’t really drink, I had a couple of bottles of wine in the back and thought nothing of it. Each invited duo arrived with their own bottle of wine so...
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Note: Unfortunately Alexiares & Ani have closed and are no longer online when I last checked in 2019. If you have any new skincare recommendations, please let me know! I’ve done my rounds with skincare and beauty brands over the years. A follower of trends and a tryer of...
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Passion can be found in so many things. It’s what keeps us, as humans, going. While my personal passions seem to involve frivolous pursuits like food and coffee, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Elise Mawson, founder of Taxi Baby. Her passion is far nobler. It involves keeping children safe. On a...
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For the last few years, I have been obsessing about coffee. Of course that will continue, but lately, tea has been presenting itself to me in different ways. I’m remembering how much I love it. It’s about the rituals, from the Japanese tea ceremony to a person’s individual way of brewing, with milk,...
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One of my favourite hashtags is #mytriberocks 🙂 And I certainly wasn’t going to leave #mytribe out of my clean beauty adventure! During the course of my wellness journey, I have made many changes to my lifestyle, my diet and my outlook. Along the way, my family have humoured...
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Dirisa Tan grew up watching her father work for himself as an entrepreneur, it could have been there, during her childhood, where her dream of owning a business began. Similarly, during her early years, she spent a lot of time with her Auntie in the kitchen learning about food...
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I never grew up doing DIY, had never painted a chair or tried to upcycle anything. Somehow though, visiting the Flower Girl store in Joo Chiat made me want to do all of that. It wasn’t just the pretty colours and the neatly stacked paint tins. Not the gorgeous...
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Starting something new, especially new products like natural skincare, can always feel daunting. No matter what you’re trying to do, sometimes it can just feel a bit “hard” to get going. Luckily in this day and age, we can all rely on the wisdom of the internet to give...
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This is why we love Brooklyn, USA-based S.W. Basics, a simple, minimalist line of affordable skincare made with impeccably sourced, all-natural ingredients. Their products are made with all-natural ingredients that are certified organic, fair trade or sourced from family farms and each product is crafted with 5 ingredients or...
I once had a dinner party. It was just a few friends, six of us in total. Since I don’t really drink, I had a couple of bottles of wine in the back and thought nothing of it. Each invited duo arrived with their own bottle of wine so...
Note: Unfortunately Alexiares & Ani have closed and are no longer online when I last checked in 2019. If you have any new skincare recommendations, please let me know! I’ve done my rounds with skincare and beauty brands over the years. A follower of trends and a tryer of...
Passion can be found in so many things. It’s what keeps us, as humans, going. While my personal passions seem to involve frivolous pursuits like food and coffee, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Elise Mawson, founder of Taxi Baby. Her passion is far nobler. It involves keeping children safe. On a...
For the last few years, I have been obsessing about coffee. Of course that will continue, but lately, tea has been presenting itself to me in different ways. I’m remembering how much I love it. It’s about the rituals, from the Japanese tea ceremony to a person’s individual way of brewing, with milk,...
One of my favourite hashtags is #mytriberocks 🙂 And I certainly wasn’t going to leave #mytribe out of my clean beauty adventure! During the course of my wellness journey, I have made many changes to my lifestyle, my diet and my outlook. Along the way, my family have humoured...
Dirisa Tan grew up watching her father work for himself as an entrepreneur, it could have been there, during her childhood, where her dream of owning a business began. Similarly, during her early years, she spent a lot of time with her Auntie in the kitchen learning about food...
I never grew up doing DIY, had never painted a chair or tried to upcycle anything. Somehow though, visiting the Flower Girl store in Joo Chiat made me want to do all of that. It wasn’t just the pretty colours and the neatly stacked paint tins. Not the gorgeous...
Starting something new, especially new products like natural skincare, can always feel daunting. No matter what you’re trying to do, sometimes it can just feel a bit “hard” to get going. Luckily in this day and age, we can all rely on the wisdom of the internet to give...
This is why we love Brooklyn, USA-based S.W. Basics, a simple, minimalist line of affordable skincare made with impeccably sourced, all-natural ingredients. Their products are made with all-natural ingredients that are certified organic, fair trade or sourced from family farms and each product is crafted with 5 ingredients or...
What are your favourite dishes over the Chinese New Year? For me, Chinese New Year is a chance to reminisce about my childhood. Back then, I recall lots of...
Here is a story that just has to be shared. It is all about taking something of personal interest and turning it into a brand. This tale involves bravery,...
Foreword Coffee and HuskeeCup, innovation and style. Here is Wei Jie and Nadi's story....