By The Way - The Cycle of Life - rated MUST GO!

Some call it sick and others call it beautiful. You decide when you get your tickets to Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: The Original & The Cycle of Life. The exhibition goes on show for the first time in Asia in Singapore at the Singapore Science Centre from 23 October 2009 to 6 March 2010. This is the latest instalment of the groundbreaking...

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Buys - Topshop rolls in the glam with eyelets and embellishments

To match the glitzy bags, party clothes are also abound this season, this time trimmed with eyelets and embellishments to give this year's party look a little bling and zing. Look out especially for Christopher Kane and Kate Moss at Top Shop. Glaswegian-born designer Christopher Kane's AW09 collection sees embellishments like delicate mirrors...

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Buys - This season's IT Bag - Latest Looks

With all the Autumn Winter collections out in full force in October, I have asked myself what would this season's IT bag look like? And the answer is clear - in Hong Kong at least, its got to be the Shopping Bag! The look is stylish shopper meets glitter goddess and the shape, an all-purpose throw-it-all-in bag. Try this for size: this is...

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By The Way - Twins and Triplets!

Look, Ma....twins!.... Wonder who's stylist came first? Look, Ma!....Triplets! Wonder who's stylist came first? ...

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Bling - The 'Christofann' wedding weighs in at 151.59 carats!

We seldom do celebrity goss – but we could not resist this little preview of the 'Christofann' wedding – at least that’s what we are calling it! Media darlings, Fann Wong and Christopher Lee, both approaching their fabulicious forties will formally celebrate their nuptials on the 29th of September at The Shangrila.  The couple were married...

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By The Way - Slick Chick Goodie Bags For The 'Big 1-0'

Moi was recently on the hunt for goodie bag stuffers for the daughter’s birthday party. Reaching her big 1-0, you see, and Elaine had put it into my head that kids that age would rather be dealing with funky junk than cute and sweet. I knew at once there was great wisdom in that. So the initial plan was to put together a ‘Diva Kit’ for 8 screaming,...

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Beauty - Converted, Purified & Saved….from Shine

Sweeties! Let me share the joy! We have discovered the antidote to sebumated shine, and on a healthy budget too. Next time you’re at your friendly neighbourhood Watsons, keep your eyes peeled for Skinvitals Purify range. (It’s the one with the green and white packaging.) Let’s just say that I tested the range’s Detoxifying Foaming Cleanser ($19.90)...

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Binge - A Good Traditional Mooncake – At Last!

Some time ago, I mentioned that people really just want a very well prepared, traditional mooncake. All the exotic flavours and creations are great and pique the interest, but when it comes to actual enjoyment, the old fashioned baked skin, lotus paste is still my favourite….preferably without yolk.Recently, I tried Hong Kong’s Maxim’s Mooncakes (or...

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Bling - Brr-rr-ing on the Bling!

You are having tea and all the latest iphones are out on the table. Which one is yours? Why the one with the Simply Fabulicious bling, of course! Introducing our latest Fabulicious find! Bling for your brr-rr-ing! In Hong Kong, I found these gor-ge-licious bling stickers that allow me to change the look of my handphone every week, if I so fancy and...

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Breakaway - Tea at The Met, Pussycat?

Is Pussycat going to London to visit the Queen? I heard from the Beeb years ago that Her Majesty likes to entertain with Ritz biscuits! Well, forget the Ritz! (Pardon the pun) This pussy cat would rather prowl over to The Met for another edition of their super fashionable, chi-chi to a glamorous death afternoon tea. Celebrating London Fashion Week,...

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Binge - Secret Spots In Hong Kong

Raise the Red Lantern Don’t you want to be Joan Chen, sprawled in poignant glamour across these red swathed day beds? So boudoir, so “Raise the red lantern, darling and take me! The jade tablets have spoken tonight!” Oh bliss! ‘Tis the new Yun Bar, within aqua’s Yun Fu in Wyndham Street in Hong Kong, which is described as “a chic and sexy ‘Old China’...

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Buys - 3 SimplyFab Reasons to ION Orchard

Have an hour to kill in the Orchard Road area before your next meeting or are you in between gym time and picking up the kids from tuition? We give you 3 SimplyFab reasons to go to ION Orchard and once there, fully capitalise on your hard-fought (and won) parking space at this spanking new mecca of 'chi chi-dom' : MUST GO #1 - FOOD OPERA "Feed me"!...

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