Who is Mitzah Bricard, you ask? Her name still echoes in the House of Dior ateliers. She was Christian Dior's muse, one who dared to wear leopard print before anyone else.

This season, this print, which has become a House icon, decorates the Mitzah collection which includes makeup and fragrances from La Collection Privée Christian Dior.

“Since its early days, this animal print graced the catwalks of Dior,” explains Pieter Philips, Creative and Image Director for Dior Make-up. “For our latest makeup collection, the iconic leopard print dresses new and exciting compacts.”

You will fin a 10-colour eyeshadow palette, accompanied by 10 matching Rouge Dior lip shades and a beautiful customised Forever cushion compact to match.

It doesn't get more festive than this.

Illuminate the New Year with the sparkling, limited-edition Rouge à Lèvres Lunaison lipstick by Gucci Beauty. Its three-dimensional glitter finish comes in two key shades of red: 505 ‘Janet Rust’ and 515 ‘Devotion.’ This formula with flickering pearl glitter offers a vivid, one-swipe intensity without compromising on comfort. Its formula ensures that wearers feel comfortable all day and night while sporting a gorgeous pout.

As Chinese New Year is around the corner, Lancôme is commemorating this 2023 festive season with its new theme “Let’s Bloom Together” with exclusive vanity items and gift-with-purchase offers to amplify the meaning of Hua Kai Fu Gui, which means ‘Blossoming Flowers Bring Luck & Prosperity’. 

Exclusive to only physical Lancôme counters in departmental stores, customers can shop Lancôme’s best-selling skincare products like the Advanced Génifique Serum, Advanced Génifique Yeux Light-Pearl Serum, and Advanced Génifique Eye Cream in duo sets accompanied by either the Lancôme Vanity Bag or Lancôme Pouch. 

The brand also teamed up with renowned pastry chef Janice Wong for the Lancôme Prosperity Tin. Designed with bunny rabbit illustrations, it contains an assortment of festive cookies for a sweet treat. Exclusive at all Lancôme counters, customers can enjoy this gift with purchase with a minimum spend of SG$480 on any Lancôme products (while stocks last).

One of the most popular wellness practices that have been tried and tested is the simple act of fasting intermittently. If you need some motivation or to up the ante for your own routine, Dr Barbara Sturm’s all-new intermittent fasting supplement set may be just what we need this festive season. The set contains Electrolytes (30 daily servings of 3.1 ml), a mixture of vitamins, trace elements and minerals (60 capsules), Omega-3 (30 gel caps) and Magnesium (60 capsules). These essential micronutrients have been specifically chosen to help support the body’s functions during fasting.

Dr Barbara Sturm's Intermittent Fasting Supplement set is a science-based approach for optimal support of the body and mind during the fasting period. Electrolytes help your body regulate chemical reactions and maintain the balance between fluids inside and outside your cells while magnesium plays many crucial roles in the body, such as supporting muscle and nerve function and energy production. 

Retinol has been enjoying its status as the gold standard ingredient for anti-ageing for quite some time now, especially in recent years. This is due to its efficacy in minimising fine lines and wrinkles by increasing collagen production. As such, plenty of brands have released their own versions of retinol in the hopes of encouraging users to be less hesitant in trying retinol and helping them alleviate its side effects (such as sandwiching, skin cycling, Morning-C-Night-A).

For the first time ever, beauty brand Fresh has introduced a retinol alternative that is naturally derived with scientifically proven retinol-like performance without the side effects: BT Matrix. Making its debut in the new Black Tea Advanced Age Renewal Cream, this exclusive duo of Black Tea and Rambutan Leaf extracts will help visibly reduce the look of wrinkles and improve firmness. These extracts work hand in hand to support lost skin structure due to a natural decline in collagen while staying kind to all skin types, even sensitive skin.

The cream has a faint smell of herbal tea and is gentle enough for daily use, morning and night. 

Popular homegrown beauty brand Sigi Skin has released a new and improved version of its cult favourite product, the Tea-Tox Sheet Mask. 

Firstly, the sheets now feature a higher concentration of Glycerin and Hydrovance to improve hydration. It now comes with a generous amount of 27ml of nourishing essence in each packet; the boosted concentration of these ingredients is key to increasing hydration for the skin, making it visibly brighter, plumper and more glowy.

Additionally, each mask packet is now made of recyclable materials in an effort to be more environmentally conscious. Instead of trimming each mask sheet individually, Tea-Tox is now manufactured using a machine cut-out that reduces extra wastage. Tea-Tox Sheet Masks are made with a silky, high-thread count microfibre mask material and the new version is designed with larger eye holes for a more comfortable fit. So this is great news for those of us who frequently have eyelash extensions! Also, it has a better, more snug fit than before. This ensures better adhesion to your skin, increasing the absorption of essence.

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