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Chic - Magazine for shopping experts!

I just came across a great new magazine that has hit the shops here in Singapore in the past few months. Its call Chic and touts itself as ‘The only magazine for Shopping experts’.  It looks awfully like smitten with its cool illustrations and I wasn’t surprised to see that the previous editor of smitten [...]

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Sunblock - Your most valuable beauty aid.

I am often asked about my skincare routine in my line of work and what is my must have beauty product; my answer is always the same: sunblock. This is the most essential item in your beauty bag, especially here in Singapore. It is an essential in keeping your skin looking fresh, young and protected [...]

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Looking for a great gift for a wine or champagne lover?

A friend of mine Beth Talbot has recently started her own business and I am always in admiration of women who take the plunge. She has a really novel product imported from Japan and any wine / champagne and even beer collectors/ lovers out there will love it. If you want to save the memories [...]

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Food, Inc - The Movie

One movie I am really looking forward to seeing is Food Inc. I truely believe that good food goes hand in hand with good looks and health. If you haven’t shunned processed food to date, then you may certainly consider doing so after this movie. See trailer and a synopsis of movie below:

In Food, Inc., [...]

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No Body’s Perfect

I was power walking along the other morning with my mp3 blasting away on shuffle mode, when Shania Twain’s ‘What a way to Wanna Be’ song came on. Its been a while since I heard it but as I listened to the lyrics, I realized just how hard us women are on ourselves. We are [...]

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Portrait Pictures In Singapore

I had some portrait pictures of my family done recently by Karen Lucas of Baobab Photography and I am so thrilled with the pictures that I just had to share a few with you. Karen specializes in portraits and is a gifted photographer. I especially loved the fact that she made us look beautiful [...]

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Maternity Clothes - Where to find them in Singapore.

I have recently just passed the majority of my maternity clothes to a soon to be mother and I must say I was very happy to do so. I was asked today where I would recommend to get maternity clothes in Singapore, so here goes:
My number one pick is definately Thyme Maternity located at Takashimaya and Centrepoint. [...]

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Green For Life - Victoria Boutenko

Hello all,
I picked up a book my husband was reading recently and I could not put it down. The book is entitled Green For Life by Victoria Boutenko and I am absolutely blown away by it. It talks about using green smoothies to incorporate more greens into your diet. I tried some of the suggested [...]

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