FACETS of BEAUTY

Like a woman’s skin, a quilt is an intimate affair, requiring touch, love and care to bring them to marvellous fruition. This month, SULWHASOO celebrates WOMEN’S BEAUTY AND INNER STRENGTH through its CHARITY QUILT project, and proves that the whole is in

The travel kit retails for $60 and is available in October 2013, while stocks last. All net proceeds will go to World Vision Singapore

The elements of beauty are not always attractive in their initial state. For instance, the ginseng root’s wizened appearance or the unformed rawness of a cloth scrap will not inspire much admiration. Yet, when harnessed by the right hands, they can eventually become the building blocks for greater and glorious ends.

For what makes beauty true, is the heart beneath the surface—and from its meticulously concocted East-meets-West beauty potions to international outreach programmes, it is evident that Sulwhasoo understands that a pure heart and a beautiful mien can mean one and the same thing.

That is why this month, Sulwhasoo will launch its annual Charity Quilt project for the fourth time, and adopt the humble yet stunning quilt as an emblem of beauty and love. Harnessing celebrities from the region to help spread the message of the quilt, the 2013 theme focuses on “Touching Hearts with Splendour.”

What’s more, a limited edition Korean patchwork-style pouch, filled with Sulwhasoo bestsellers in travel sizes, will be sold to raise funds for World Vision Singapore, a development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to tackle causes of poverty and injustice.

LOVE, SIDE BY SIDE

A dance of colour and patterns on fabric, quilts have long been created in East Asian cultures. Used as meaningful gifts for weddings or a child’s birth, they are the messengers of warmth and well-being.

Of course, piecing together a beautiful quilt can be a massive undertaking requiring much time and thought. And yet, the quilt-maker’s finesse and care may very well spark off the metamorphosis of a work of art. Seemingly incongruous and insignificant