Library of Flowers

As I mentioned in my post on ACCA KAPPA’s eau de cologne, I LOVE FRAGRANCES.

And I burn my candles religiously everyday.

I have a zillion unused candles in my room and I am still buying more… *candle hoarder*

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My recent purchase are the candles from Library of Flowers!

I love the name of this brand! And check out the packaging!

Aren’t these the cutest packaging!

 

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With the tagline, “carefully crafted to create memorable journeys through sight and scent”, Library of Flowers captivates the senses with exquisite packaging, indulgent ingredients, and a memorable blend of scents.

One of my favorite candle scent from Library of Flower is ‘Honeycomb’.

I love eating honeycomb! And to be able to smell it in my room makes me EXCITED!

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Deeply scented to envelop any space in lush aroma. The flickering glow captivates and transforms the feeling of a room. Authentic soy wax blend formulated to burn evenly from first light to last.

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Whether treating yourself or a treasured friend, the Library of Flowers collection of products will be admired and remembered through the lasting gift of scent.

Library of Flowers can be found at Takashimaya D.S Level3 at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

ACCA KAPPA White Moss eau de cologne

I have a serious addiction to fragrance. No joke.

I cannot stand it when my bedroom does not smell of my favorite scent, my candle will be burning from the time I am home till just before I go to bed.

 

Therefore, I am always on the look out for a new scent.

I am so obsessed with scents that at one point, I had 12 different bottles of perfume to go through in my bathroom!

My preference ranges from the drugstore brands to the niche perfume brands.

 

Acca Kappa was established in 1869 near Venice, Italy. Acca Kappa was established in 1869 near Venice, Italy. The focus of business at that time was the production of quality hair brushes and accessories.

Acca Kappa soon became the largest manufacturer of quality brushes in Italy.

 

I recently got myself a bottle of ACCA KAPPA White Moss eau de cologne.

White Moss by Acca Kappa is a Aromatic fragrance for women and men launched in 1997.

It was love at first whiff~ Strong yet subtle and long lasting!

The best part! It is unisex! Share it with your partner!

The aromatic lavender and musky white woods, is what gives White Moss the unisex edge. It’s almost the perfect gift for either a man or a woman who doesn’t like anything overly strong or too ‘perfumey’.

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Top notes are juniper berries, lemon and bergamot; middle notes are lavender, aldehydes and cardamom; base notes are amber, white musk and cedar.

 

The secret to the scent is whether or not it goes with your natural scent. It can either enhance or clash with your own scent so you can either love it or hate it on yourself. It just so happened to enhance my natural smell and it smells almost like a light floral soap on me. It lasts a few hours, which is just enough for an evening out on the town and I like that it’s made from essential oils.

While is is musky it’s not musky in a bad way at all, it’s light and refreshing. This is a perfect scent to wear in very hot weather.

 

After trying White Moss, I am confident the other fragrances from ACCA KAPPA will not disappoint.

Very excited to try them all out!

 

ACCA KAPPA can be found at Takashimaya D.S on L3 at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

Deborah Lippmann Music Box

One of the first places I look to when I meet someone (specifically females), are their nails.

I am raised in a family where it is considered good manners to look presentable. And I believe a neat and tidy set of nails are just as important as it says alot about your personal upkeep.

Deborah Lippmann is the go-to manicurist for the most fashionable magazines and renowned fashion houses from Vogue, InStyle, W, Vanity Fair and Elle to Donna Karan, Rodarte, Narciso Rodriguez, Marchesa and Versace to name a few. After years of experience in the industry, her eponymous line of polishes and treatments for nails, hands and feet is as coveted as her incredible talent.

Working closely with some of the biggest names among celebrities, editors, fashion designers and models, Deborah quickly identified the need for a diverse range of nail colors and luxury care products, which was missing in the market. It was at that moment that Deborah set out to create her own line of high-quality nail polishes and treatments with her unique fashion point of view. Deborah has since collaborated with Sarah Jessica Parker, Cher, Narciso Rodriguez, Kelly Clarkson and many other A-list celebrities in the fashion, music and entertainment world to create a series of signature nail shades.

Now with an assortment of over seventy long-wearing shades, along with specialty treatments for nails,hands and feet, Deborah Lippmann nail products are frequently featured in top magazines, spotted backstage at fashion shows and adorn the world’s most notable women. Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger and Penelope Cruz were all manicured by Deborah and wore her nail colors when they accepted their Oscars.

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If I am not after anything fancy, I would usually do my nails with a simple color.

My favorite is ‘Fashion’ by Deborah Lippmann.

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‘Fashion’ was the most common color used during the 2013 Fall New York Fashion Week. Deborah Lippmann herself was there to do the manicures for the models for brands like Kate Spade, VPL, Richard Chai, Honor, Badgley Mischka and many other brands.

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It will soon be the 15th Anniversary for Deborah Lippmann and to celebrate her success, she has came up with a limited edition Music Box collection that consist of 15 mini sized nail polishes. All colors are not sold individually!

There will be two different versions to the Music Box, albeit the colors are the same in both.

The first box is a limited edition collectors box. The box even plays music!

The second box is a folding carton box. So for the people who wants the nail polishes and see no need for the box, the folding carton box would be a perfect selection!

Some of my other favorites from Deborah Lippmann includes the ever so popular ‘Stronger’, ‘Today was a fairytale’, and ‘Blue Orchid’.

My favorites are mostly the blue shades because I think it suits my skin tone best! But if I were to name all the pretty colors I love from Deborah Lippmann, my list will go on and on and on~

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Deborah Lippmann nail polishes are priced at SGD30~33.

They are slightly more expensive compared to the other more common brands but one thing (or rather, many things) Deborah Lippmann nail polishes has that the other brands doesn’t is that all of Deborah Lippmann’s nail polishes are infused with treatment benefits from ingredients such as biotin, green tea extract, and aucoumea. These formulas are long lasting, dry quickly, and applies evenly while high-quality pigments ensure eye-catching flash!

Deborah Lippmann can be found at Takashimaya D.S on Level3 at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

MOR Marshamallow Sugar Crystal Body Scrub

Who doesn’t love a good scrub?

 

Unveil soft radiant skin with this sugar scrub drenched in peach soybean and macadamia oils while exfoliating all skin types contains extracts of apricot mango and marshmallow flowers.

Marshmallow is collectively orchestrated with Vanilla Musk and Jasmine Flower that gloriously rapture in this pretty, feminine fragrance. Sugar dipped Rose petals with White Carnation and Cotton Candy play beautifully to create a deliciously sweet perfume

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Everything about this product is just so pretty and luxurious.

The pretty baby pink tub with gold details makes my bathroom looks better because the packaging is so cute!

The best thing is, I smell great after!

‘Luxurious, sweet, musk, marshmallows’ would be the words i used to describe the scent of this scrub from MOR.

 

I use it in the shower and massage it into my skin in circular motions. The fine sugary particles exfoliate effectively without feeling too coarse or rough. As soon as I wash it off, my skin feels silky smooth, without any sticky residue. My skin is left smelling delicious for hours!

 

Not only does it smell and look great. It also comes pack with goodness for the skin!

It contains Avocado, Sunflower, Soybean Oils. Rich in Ginger Root & Peach Oils

Has Extracts of Apricot & Chamomile that moisturizes the skin. The Sugar crystals give a gentle yet effective exfoliation

Is Paraben & Sulphate free and suitable for all skin types. And this product is not tested on animals!

 

Priced at SGD62, the MOR Marshamallow Sugar Crystal Body Scrub can be found at Takashimaya D.S on L3 at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

Tangle Teezer Purple Dazzle, Sugared Almonds!

Have you heard?!

The people at Tangle Teezer will be releasing new colors for their Compact and Original line!

Sugared Almond and Purple Dazzle! The names are adorable!

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I personally love the Purple Dazzle and am already arranging to grab some for myself and friends! I am a HUGE purple fan and I love chrome too!

It is practically a dream combination for me!

Priced at SGD$34.90 for the compact and SGD$29.90 for the Original.

They may seem alittle steep for just combs but hey, I want my hair on my head. Not on the floor or in the dustbin.

They are widely known to effectively remove snarls/knots/tangles in thick, even curly hair! They also work great for people who has extensions!

I know people who has extensions always complaints that it is difficult to comb through their hair because the comb may drag the extensions out. I think this hairbrush is going to be a lifesaver for them.

The best part of the Tangle Teezer is that you can use it in whatever state your hair is in!

 

These brushes comes in so many different colors, it is going to take awhile to decide which to go with.

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Tangle Teezer hair brushes can be found in Takashimaya D.S on L3 at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

 

 

Koh Gen Do Cleansing SPA water review

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Cleansing SPA water

Commonly compared to the Bobbi ‘Brown Cleansing Oil’ and the ‘Bioderma Sensibio’, this award winning cleanser from Japan has boasts a fair share of celebrity following like Jessica Alba, Miley Cyrus, Angeline Jolie and the likes.

Formulated with mineral rich hot spring water from Yumura hot springs located in Izumo, Japan,  it also contains several plant extracts that claim to be nourishing and anti-aging.

It removes all of makeup (from foundation to mascara) effortlessly. And can even be used on eyelash extensions! It leave no stinging, no oily residue, no nothing. It is my favorite overall makeup remover ever! I just put it on a cotton pad and brush it over my eye and remove all my eye makeup. It doesn’t sting at all and gets the makeup off. I can never find eye makeup remover that doesn’t sting my eyes so this stuff is like liquid gold to me.

 

I use them to quickly remove non-waterproof makeup/skin swatches and to freshen up my face, paired with a thermal water spray to wipe down after. Koh Gen Do does have a slightly more moisturizing touch. I’ve recently begun using it to remove traces of lash glue (yuck!) after cleansing my face and it works perfectly for this purpose. quoted Mag, blogger, Makeup Stash

 

“I love the Koh Gen Do Cleansing Towels. They are fast and safe to clean skin in a pure way.” quoted Kalaadevi Ananda, Makeup Dept Head for “12 Years a Slave” starring Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender

 

 ”I bought because beauty look book said its good. She is reliable, that one. Anyways, now I have amazing skin. It makes me feel giddy. And thats worth more than any other makeup I can use. All I can say is, try it. It sounds unbelievable. I became a believer!” quoted mspicky, reviewer from Makeup Alley

 

With an average rating of 4.5/5 on Makeup Alley, it is a product you have to try out for yourself!

Koh Gen Do can be found on Level 3 at Takashimaya D.S at the ‘Gift Box’ area.

Koh Gen Do’s launch in Singapore!

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Megumi Setoguchi, Esthetician and Creative Director of Koh Gen Do came to Singapore on Friday,12th of July, 2013 at ‘The Gift Box Ladies’ Wear Department, Level 3, Takashimaya Department Store’ for the launch of KOH GEN DO in Singapore for the first time ever!

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We had the opportunity to offer 9 VIPs a very special facial massage by Ms Megumi, make over with KOH GEN DO and lots of goodies to take back home.

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All our VIP guests were Editors and Writers from leading magazines such as Her World, ELLE, The Singapore Women’s Weekly, Harper’s Bazaar, Simply Her, L’Officiel, Expat Living, 8 Days and TODAY newspaper.

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Ms Megumi applying makeup on our VIP guest.

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Visitors who were just passing by got fascinated to Koh Gen Do products :)

Overall, it was a wonderful launch event.

We had actually tried to keep the event small but it turned out to be grand and superb! Stay with us for our next event :)

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