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Fri, Apr 16, 2010
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Beauty choices
by Rohaizatul Azhar

MISSHA

B1-36
This Korean beauty giant offers over 600 affordably-priced products, including skincare, bodycare, make-up, fragrance and haircare lines.

A key product is M Perfect Cover BB Cream ($45.90), which lightens skin tone by healing blemishes and reducing wrinkles.

Jonal Chong Hair Couture

03-15
Get your hair pampered and coiffed by a team of stylists trained by Jonal Chong, who has tended to the tresses of celebrity clients like Nicole Kidman.

The luxe hair services come at wallet-friendly prices too – haircuts start from $13 and intensive treatments from $38.

FACE+ by Yamano

02-29
This is one of Japan’s top aesthetic salons and provides skincare treatments through traditional Japanese hand massage techniques.

Check out their Doronko Clay ($70), a facial product that can be used both as a cleanser and a mask to remove impurities.

Sublime Hairdressing

05-32
Offering an array of exclusive services and four types of treatment systems for different hair conditions, this salon is a one-stop shop for your haircare needs.

Check out its signature Japanese anti-ageing treatments, which are customised for different hair types and use tonic ampoules to pamper your hair and scalp. Prices for hair cuts range from $48 for a senior stylist to $180 onwards for a cut by director Benny Chong.

Ladyfinger

04-20
This nail bar takes the mani-pedi experience to new heights by offering a beverage menu for its clients.

This outlet boasts a beverage bar which serves both alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks. A simple buff and polish starts from $6, while nail treatments start from $120.

Dermagy Plus

02-16
This local aesthetic boutique not only has an in-house skincare line, Dermagy, but also stocks popular Japanese beauty brand Menard and up-and-coming French skincare line Lysedia.

Prices range from $60 for a basic facial to $270 for a Lysedia anti-ageing treatment.

Skin Inc

02-14
This skincare boutique is designed to look like a trendy bar, with high stools and award-winning serums encased in caviar-inspired seaweed capsules.

A skin specialist will give you a personalised skin identity check, using it to custom-formulate a skincare cocktail. Prices start from $98 for basic facial treatments.

Babelicious

03-21
This aesthetic salon offers treatments that use products with pharmaceutical-grade ingredients.

Some of their signature treatments include Chemo Exfoliation and Enzyme Exfoliation, gentle skin-renewal processes that help to improve skin texture. Prices start from $168.

ClearSK

03-16
Run by a team of female doctors, ClearSK has an island-wide network of five branches. It offers medical aesthetic treatments like Botox, lasers, IPL and Accent Ultra Body Contouring in a spa-like environment.

Prices start from $150.

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This article was first published in Urban, The Straits Times.

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