With their auspicious shapes and hidden symbolism, who wouldn’t want to use these products to manifest beauty, love and everything good in life?
Pictured Above: Fresh Take
Feng shui your beauty routine with revitalising products in verdant hues or pretty floral prints and breathe new life into your table space. Surround them with gold accents for double the happiness.
From left: PORCELAIN SKIN Aventurine Gua Sha tool, $36; AESOP Bronze Incense Holder, $210;
LA MER The Lifting Firming Serum, $420; DIPTYQUE Les Mondes de Diptyque Temple des Mousses candle, $378; Dior Beauty Miss Dior Blooming Boudoir Dior Forever Cushion Powder in 050 Lavender, $112; CHANEL 31 Le Rouge in 2 Rouge Croisière, $223.
Gold Standard
If you’re going to go for gold to attract prosperity, why not choose something glamorous that also imbues your face and body with an equally magnetic pull?
From far left: SHISEIDO Vital Perfection Uplifting And Firming Cream, $175; GUERLAIN Orchidée Impériale Rich Cream, $812; BURBERRY BEAUTY Goddess EDP, $280 for 100ml; BYREDO Eyeshadow 5 Colours in Self Illusion, $116.
Good Intentions
Set your tone for the day as you smoothen or spritz with these sculptural beauties—metal for good fortune, a star for happiness and a circle for enlightenment—that tastefully round off a bathroom vanity.
From left: TANGLE TEEZER Compact Styler detangling hairbrush in Baby Doll Pink Chrome, $36, MUGLER Angel Elixir EDP, $270 for 100ml; BULGARI Allegra Rock‘n’Rome EDP, $396 for 100ml.
Clean Sweep
Sometimes, less is more when it comes to design and skincare. Cue Sulwhasoo’s latest creams meant to quickly restore the skin to its purest state: bright, happy and healthy. Befitting this goal, they come housed in elegantly unfussy moon jars long looked upon by Koreans as a symbol of purity and simplicity.
From top: SULWHASOO The Ultimate S Eye Cream, $380; The Ultimate S Cream, $600.
Crystal Clear
The ancient Egyptians believed that jewel‐like hues bestowed life, protection and victory on their wearers, but the magic of this lipstick isn’t just in its richly saturated tone. It’s also how it’s the fastest way to get hydrating protection and full colour with just one weightless swipe.
Power Pout
According to feng shui principles, the shape of the mouth is where we carry our power, so let this lipstick with a crystal‐debossed core manifest your next promotion—it comes infused with Japanese tsubaki oil that helps plump your pout to perfect proportions.
SHU UEMURA Rouge Unlimited Kinu Satin Lipstick in BR784 Autumn Chestnut, $53.
PHOTOGRAPHY JAYA KHIDIR
ART DIRECTION MARISA XIN
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT CHUEN KAH JUN