Aesthetics & Beauty – Get Your Xmas Face (and gifts) On!
Is it me or does time pass faster as you get older? It is now almost the end of 2014. Hope this has been a wonderful year for you! On the aesthetic front, the V-shaped face has been trending – with every doctor coming up with their signature treatment (or treatments) to help you sharpen […]
What’s Hot In Aesthetics: Combination Treatments
The hottest trends in facial rejuvenation are combination treatments. In the past, patients tend to go for just one type of treatment, for example, Intense Pulsed Light. Now, various treatments are combined to achieve the best results: Peeling, Botulinum and filler injections, Laser, Radiofrequency and Intense Pulsed Light. Each treatment tackles a different dimension of […]
Uplift Your Face – The Korean Way
At Crystal Maiden Skin Professionals, they aim to give you the V-shape face without machines or needles. Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will notice the V-shape face trending with every doctor offering their own gamut of treatments – from Ultherapy to fillers to help you achieve that youthful Korean look. However, […]
The Biggest Loser – get the skinny on the latest fat loss treatments and more in the latest issue of Aesthetics & Beauty!
1. Indiba Indiba Deep Beauty Proionic Body Care System uses a radio-frequency wave to “burn fats”. A massage head that emits the radio-frequency energy is rolled over the midriff with a massaging action. This raises the temperature of the internal tissues, breaks up fat cells, speeds up the metabolism and drains out toxins. It works […]
DRx Organic Keratin Repair Treatment – Penetrate, Repair and Coat Damaged Hair
I’ve been deviant to my hair the past year. First, I dabbled with all-the-rage ombre followed by a complete colour job, turning my normally jet-black hair to a light copper. To cut a long story short, it was a great year of hair experimentation! Fast-forward to today and my tresses are brittle and frizzy. When […]
Hearing Care, Not Hearing Aids
Two years ago, something happened that changed my life drastically. I was on holiday in Tokyo visiting my BFF together with a bunch of friends. During the trip, he suddenly told me, “Hey, go get your hearing checked, you very pekak (deaf for Malay)!” I laughed it off and thought nothing of it. It was […]
Painless Skin Tightening
In this era of Thermage and Ulthera – both with high ouch-factors, it is nice to know that there is another way to tighten and reshape face contours comfortably. Strangely, for someone who has done over 60 treatments (not all on my face!) and counting, I have yet to try RF (radiofrequency), so when given […]
Get Your Beach Body ASAP – Aesthetics & Beauty April 2014
The heat is on! And what better way to embrace the all-round sunny weather than to throw on a bikini and soak in the Vitamin D goodness (with sunblock of course)! Whether you’re sipping your Pina Colada on Tanjong Beach Club or at a resort in the Maldives, you’d want to read our special feature, […]
In Pursuit Of Korean Eyebrows
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with my eyebrows. First of all, I was cursed with scanty eyebrows (just part of my genetic Chinese blood) – I look like one of those people who had half their brows shaven when they were drunk by friends, except that mine was all-natural! Then, the waif and Kate […]
Pedicure – Cure Your Feet
When most people think of pedicures, a gamut of nail colours and even some fancy nail art comes to mind. Who would pay close to $200 for a pedicure and walk away with bare naked nails? That is the mindset foot virtuoso, Bastien Gonzalez aims to change with his global and fast expanding chain of […]