I chose near-perfect circumstances to give this beauty balm cream (one of the gazillions available in the Asian market!) a shot. Started my day at a God-forsaken 6 am by slapping on this thick, creamy...

Botanical Shampoo does not make my hair soft, smooth or supple, and I fail to find it particularly gentle. Hair texture in fact felt a tad drier and rougher to the touch. This is, however, a small pri...

Timeless and gender-neutral, Eau de Campagne is what I would describe as an essentially blueblooded lush green. The fresh vivacity of tomato leaves is impeccably offset by the herbaceous bitterness of...

Screechy cornucopia of floral din. Dries down to an uninspired blooming mess. Avoid like the plague if you want to preserve your olfactory integrity.

Beauty doesn't come easy on the nose, as I've had the (mis?)fortune of discovering. Botanical Night Complex smells like Hong Kong foot that has been cooped up in stinky wet socks for a week and then w...

Criteria for THE Liquid Eyeliner: Quick and efficient ease of use that produces impressive results. This is as flawless a performance I've gotten out of a liquid eyeliner in my two decades-long ques...

Rose Poivrée is unusual in a sense that, on me, it is a true wafter. Even an hour into the spritz, the scent still hovers about me like an undulating, stubborn aura. Unfortunately, this is one of thos...

"Have you been washing your hands with the laundry detergent?" My hubby demanded, eying me suspiciously. I have mild OCD, you see. Nuff said.

If Iris Nobile EDP were music, it would be an instant evergreen, a golden oldie. Not a mainstream appealer like Celine Dion, mind you, but a classy chanteuse à la Sarah Brightman (ok, the fact that Ce...

I wanted to like this fragrance because I really love Tom Ford's Black Orchid and Black Orchid Voile de Fleur. But URRRGGHH!!! Not even Tom's Midas touch could save this mumsy, grand old dame-ish conc...