BEAUTY GALORE

New beauty boutiques and spaces within department stores offer an immersive, personal experience that includes makeovers, skin analyses, facials and limited-edition items

SCENT UNIVERSE

Check out the olfactory universe that is the revamped Fragrance Bar at Level 1, Robinsons The Heeren, which now boasts an expanded range with the addition of cult brands such as Memo, Annick Goutal, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Creed and Serge Lutens. The fragrances here are classified into four categories: citrusy, exotic/spicy, earthy/warm and feminine/fruity. On hand are beauty experts who will help you identify a scent that best suits you. Personalised gifting, hot stamping and gift wrapping

services are also available here.

SWISS BEAT

Swiss luxury skincare brand La Prairie unveils its first reimagined concept store in South-East Asia at Takashimaya Department Store. Within is a cosy consultation space, a vanity with the brand’s top make-up and skincare products, and a private facial cabin with a leather-upholstered bed with an electrical manoeuvre system.

BEAUTY TIME

Hourglass, a cruelty-free luxury beauty brand known for its innovative products, has opened its first stand-alone retail counter at Tangs Orchard. Mimicking key design elements at its flagship store in New York City, it carries the full line of cult favourites, such as the bestselling Veil Mineral Primer, Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick and Ambient Lighting Collection, as well as limited-edition coffrets.

SEOUL SENSATION

Hera launches its first stand-alone boutique in Singapore at ION Orchard with the help of hugely popular South Korean star Gianna Jun. This flagship store is also the first in the world to showcase the brand’s new concept and the first to introduce its fragrance line to Singapore.

The boutique features an interactive lip and cushion bar as well as two cosy make-up counters

for product exploration and makeovers.