Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2019 i Her World Singapore

All in favour of Earth Day, raise your hands. Good. All in favour of Earth Week, lemme see some hands. Great! Now all in favour of Earth Year – awesome! I hear you! It does seem like most people are for saving the earth and being environmentally conscious, and are at least paying lip service to leading a more sustainable life. So why do people wait for Earth Day to come around before they’re reminded to switch off their lights for a few hours? It’s symbolic, but really doesn’t do anything except make you bump into your furniture. We spoke to eco-warriors, and these inspiring women all proffer the same advice: Start small. But start somewhere: Use one less plastic bag; eat up your leftovers; bring a metal straw; buy…

While the world is still tripping over either sculptural or ’80s jewellery, Miuccia Prada has made vintage-y styles her constant – from heirloom-like ones to the best from different eras (the ’20s to the ’60s are her faves) – at Miu Miu. Why? Because costume jewellery should be like the real deal – not trend-led but beautiful pieces that add a finishing touch the old-school way, whether you’re wearing a sparkling mini or denim. From $820 for a bracelet to $2,360 for a necklace.…

Philipp Plein’s First SG Flagship Before the German Plein became a designer of flashy, extravagant and OTT bling fashion in 1999, he was a law student. The same celebs who wear Versace and Balmain – Naomi Campbell, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Kim K – also wear him. This month, his first flagship debuts here in a duplex at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, and will stock selected runway looks from F/W ’19, alongside his S/S ’19 collection, which is inspired by the currently controversial King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Swatch’s Energy Boost Inspired by fresh fruits and smoothies, the collection is packed with good vibes and positive energy in the form of vibrant colours, cheery stripes and punchy prints. From $90. Uniqlo’s Premium Linen Shirts Made of 100 per…

Fashion has always been bad news for the environment, but it has become worse since the fast-fashion boom. Being cheap and accessible makes fast fashion one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases (according to the BBC, it produces about as much as all the air traffic in the world does), water pollution and waste, air pollution, and a landfill problem. While some retailers have launched sustainable lines, sustainability plans and recycling initiatives, we as consumers can help by always making the right choices, choosing ethics and transparent practices over consumerism and materialism. So, Who’s Doing What? H&M The Swedish company first launched its sustainable line, H&M Conscious Exclusive, in 2012. In its ninth collection now, it continues to use new sustainable materials. “We do this because Conscious Exclusive is…

The denim industry is notorious for polluting the ecosystem. Once a hardy uniform for America’s working class, denim jeans are now treated as fast fashion – which means they are produced in large quantities every year – and are one of the most polluting categories in textiles. The lack of adequate regulations has led to denim factories in places like Xintang, China and Bangladesh (two of the biggest manufacturers of denim in the world) dumping untreated toxic waste water from dyeing denim directly into rivers. This pollutes the world’s rivers and oceans, wiping out marine life and affecting the local population who depend on the rivers for water to drink, to wash their clothes, and to bathe in. What we can do: Support brands that make jeans with cleaner methods…

1 Fenty Beauty Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Colour, $36 The contoured applicator makes it easy to follow your lip shape. Two thin coats are all you need for an intense finish. Even better, the colour doesn’t budge once the lipstick sets. 2 Giorgio Armani Beauty Lip Magnet, $57 One swipe, done. It’s budge-proof – even after eating and drinking – and doesn’t dry out the lips. 3 L’Oreal Rouge Signature Matte Lip Ink, $21.90 The watery formula dries to a pigmented, soft-matte finish that blurs fine lines on lips. 4 Shu Uemura Matte Supreme, $43 It is slightly more viscous than water, but is still light and comfortable. One layer offers good colour payoff. And when it does fade, it leaves a pretty, even stain behind. 5 By…

Margot Robbie Her skin tone: Fair Caucasian What to use: A warm, rosy nude or warm beige brings out the pink tones in Caucasian skin. “For best effect, use a shade that’s one or two tones darker than your skin,” says makeup artist Melissa Yeo. Ming Xi Her skin tone: Fair Asian What to use: A nude with a soft pink or coral base to brighten the complexion. Yeo says to avoid light beiges and grey-based nudes (such as a grey-beige or cool brown), which draw out the yellow pigments in Asian skin, making you look sickly. Zendaya Her skin tone: Tanned and bronzy What to use: To bring out sun-kissed skin like Zendaya’s, use a pink and/ or coral nude lipstick slightly lighter than your skin tone to brighten…

When a video of scientists pulling a plastic straw out of a sea turtle’s nostril goes viral, the world takes note. I take note. And I vow to cut plastic straws from my life. A whale with 6kg of plastic in its stomach washes up on a beach. I skip the plastic bag when I get my bubble tea. I bring my own tumbler to get coffee or tea. I start sorting the recyclables from my trash. It sounds like I’m living a more eco-friendly life. But that’s not the case for me with beauty products. I’m a horrible hoarder when it comes to those. Cute, beautiful and limited-edition packaging are my Achilles’ heel. And lipsticks. Drawers full of them, more than I can use in the next five years.…

Q: I want to go easy on my foundation, but I can’t seem to cover up my dark acne scars without using more layers. A: Plastering your skin with foundation will not hide discoloration, says makeup artist Larry Yeo. The answer is colour correction. If the scar is very red, you need to tone it down with a yellow-based concealer. Should it have a little more purple, combining a yellow and peach concealer can tone down the discoloration. If it’s a scar that’s still healing, there may be green and/or grey hues that can be colour-corrected with a little more peach than yellow. The added warmth will balance out the grey, Yeo says. Yeo’s tried-and-tested colour-correcting concealers include Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage ($60) and Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch…

Sunscreens just get better and easier to use – greasiness and that unsightly white cast are now things of the past. The products now are also mostly lightweight, and get absorbed quickly into the skin – some even double as makeup primers. That said, Kiehl’s Dermatologist Solutions Ultra Light Daily UV Defense Aqua Gel SPF50/ PA++++ one-ups all that with its new gel texture. The translucent, water-light formula goes weightlessly onto the skin and sinks right in, leaving a cooling, refreshing feeling. It also helps to fill in pores for smoother makeup application, and protects against pollution as well as UVA and UVB rays. Even better: zero residue and zero shine. It costs $56 for 30ml, and $89 for the limited-edition 60ml tube.…

Dr Low Chai Ling is the founder and medical director of SW1 Clinic, which offers both non-invasive cosmetic dermatology and cutting-edge plastic surgery. She also gives back to society by being actively involved in the education and rehabilitation of disadvantaged children and women, and people with disabilities. The OUE Downtown Gallery branch of SW1 Clinic offers “Facial Cocktail” treatments. The idea behind them is that not everyone likes everything offered in cookie-cutter facials; some may have specific needs that they want addressed. “Our Facial Cocktails let our clients pick and choose which mini add-ons they want, to create their very own bespoke facial,” says Dr Low. Each facial can be as short as 30min or as long as 90min, depending on your schedule and needs.…

“I subconsciously take notes on how certain characters are portrayed,” she says of her favourite movies. “I would remember a favourite scene, so if I ever needed to play a similar character, I would rewatch it.” For Crazy Rich Asians, the high-school gossip in Mean Girls proved to be a good reference. “For Lion Mums, I watched performances of strong female characters, like Mary, Queen of Scots in Reign, and Lily van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl.” She tells us what other film performances gave her chills. LADY GAGA A STAR IS BORN (2018) “I read that just before she filmed a key scene in the movie, she had come back to the set after the passing of a good friend. I thought that was very courageous of her, to…

Regular cans pretty much shoot sound waves into the ears through tinny speakers. Top-tier ones produce more modulated or equalised sounds, though the delivery can still feel… claustrophobic. But, as The Blow Monkeys sang, it doesn’t have to be this way. Like every player in the headphone industry, Creative Technology’s CEO Sim Wong Hoo has been on a crusade to achieve the “holy grail” of faux-surround sound; he has been at it since the 1990s. After more than 20 years of “engineering sweat, tears and grit, the feat is finally realised in the SXFI Air headphones”, says Sim. He calls the sound they produce “holographic” or “3-D”. Translation after we copped a pair: Music seems to come from outside the headphones, as if from a multi-surround speaker system – and…

We are now burning 80 per cent more coal than we were just in the year 2000.* By 2050 there will be more plastic than ›sh in the ocean. And we should be concerned about the loss of biodiversity on our food production: Our reliance on a small number of species and plants means they are more susceptible to climate change and diseases – it puts our food production at risk. (Three quarters of our food comes from 12 plants and five animals**.) The numbers are not great, people. But. We can all help. You don’t have to live off-grid, but there’s plenty you can do. You can’t impose a carbon tax, but you can reduce your carbon footprint. It won’t be easy. If we could simply save the world…

THERE ARE TWO NEW ECO WARRIORS AT BRAUN BUFFEL: PANZERI, THE NEW CD, AND BULLY, THE BRAND’S NEW SUSTAINABILITY MASCOT. On paper, it sounds like a perfect fit: a designer of 30 years who has designed leather goods at brands like Prada, Helmut Lang, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein, and a German brand respected for its leather expertise. But in person, Panzeri is not quite the sort of creative force we would associate with Braun Buffel (BB). He sports two full-sleeve tattoos, is a passionate environmentalist and animal lover, speaks bluntly about the brand (“I didn’t like its style before I joined”), and admires the avant-garde works of Rick Owens, his favourite designer. But it all makes sense when you realise that that’s exactly why the 49-year-old Italian is…

TIMELESS CLOTHES IN LOOSER CUTS THAT ARE EASY TO WEAR TEND TO STAY IN ROTATION LONGER. THE FORM: THE ANTI-TREND BRAND Wu Kailing, 27, understands the way most women make decisions about what to wear. It’s based on the 80/20 rule, “where the average person only wears 20 per cent of her wardrobe 80 per cent of the time”, says Wu. “ That 20 per cent is what she puts on heavy rotation and keeps in her wardrobe for a long time.” That is why The Form, the online label which Wu started last year, designs only the 20 per cent type of clothing – “timeless clothes in looser cuts that are easy to wear tend to stay in rotation longer as they are forgiving and flattering even through periods…

You’re a woman who has your life and career down pat. You have goals to hit, places to go and people to meet. You’re your own #girlboss. You’re in it to ace it – and you expect the same level of performance from your makeup, especially your foundation. Giorgio Armani Beauty’s got your back. Meet the Power Fabric Longwear High Cover Foundation, which will help you ace your base even on the most hectic days. BEAUTY EMULATES FASHION Known primarily for its luxe fashion apparel, the long-standing Italian brand’s beauty arm emulates the concept and quality of its fashion side. It’s a brand that exudes elegance, luxury and confidence – and it has won the hearts of many makeup artists, celebrities, and everyday women. The Power Fabric Longwear High Cover…

Micellar water is a miracle worker. It looks and feels like plain water, but it’s a one-step, gentle and powerful product that doesn’t require double cleansing. It leaves no residue, and doesn’t have to be rinsed off. Generally, micellar water is made up of water, moisturising agents and mild cleansers. The cleansing molecules band together, working like magnets which sop up makeup and dirt. When you pour a generous amount of micellar water onto a cotton pad and swipe it across your face, it mops up all the unpleasant stuff with minimal rubbing. It doesn’t irritate or dry out skin, but leaves it clean and refreshed instead. Micellar Water Is the One Cleanser Everyone Needs for Healthy Skin While cleansing may seem like a simple skincare step, choosing the right…

Some 120 billion. That’s the number of units of packaging produced yearly by the global cosmetics industry – according to Zero Waste Week, an annual waste awareness campaign held in Britain every September for landfill reduction. As for the cardboard packaging that you discard after extracting a new beauty buy? They say that’s a loss of 18 million acres of forest each year. These are big, unfathomable numbers. They are also numbers that anyone who has ever bought a moisturiser, shampoo or lipstick has contributed to. And the answer to combating unnecessary waste doesn’t lie in just recycling. It lies in informed recycling. Cecile Gauthier, co-founder of Lime Agency (a Singapore marketing and design agency that specialises in helping its clients promote their green initiatives), knows a fair bit about…

We’ve spied hues from lilac to plum for the eyes. Stick to lighter or pastel purples for a more casual look, and use deeper purples for more sophistication. 1) Guerlain Kit Colore ($77) holds an illuminating base and two purples – a vibrant grape as an all-over colour, and a deep eggplant to create depth in the crease. 2) For something more glittery, Chantecaille’s Polar Ice Eye Palette ($163) is your go-to. Of the nine shimmery shades, two are purples: lilac and amethyst. Pat them onto the middle of your eyelids or use them on the inner eye corners. 3) Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Eye-conic Multi-finish Eyeshadow Palette in Steel(etto) ($69) comes in cool-girl washes of neutrals. The seven shades comprise mostly basics, and a single pop of muted orchid in…

A doctor in Limoges, France, has studied the healing properties of honey for 25 years. Professor Bernard Descotte has used bandages wrapped with honey on more than 3,000 patients, and found that they helped with wound healing in those who didn’t respond well to antibiotics and iodine. This, says Dr Frederic Bonte, the head of Guerlain Research, is what inspired the French beauty brand to use honey in its newest skincare product. The Honey Cataplasm Mask is a sheet mask that mimics the healing effects of a honey bandage. The honey used in it comes from the rare Ouessant black bee, which lives on the eponymous island in north-west France. It’s said to have the most intensive healing properties compared to honey from other bee species, to repair visible signs…

Q: My scalp gets greasy easily, but using an oil-control shampoo dries out my bleached hair ends and makes them really frizzy. What can I do besides using a hair oil or serum? A: “Before you shampoo, apply a conditioner to damp hair from mid-length to the ends,” says Linus Lee, leading stylist at Salon Vim. When you shampoo, keep the suds on the scalp and hair roots to get the most of their cleansing effect; run the suds through the length of your hair only when you’re rinsing off. Follow with a second round of conditioner or a hair mask. Doing that should reduce the grease on your scalp, as well as reduce the need for heavier hair serums or oils. With the additional pre-shampoo step, your hair should…

I was diagnosed with stage one cancer in April 2017 when I was 29. I was very blessed, because when the doctor tested it, it had already turned aggressive, so if I had waited longer, it would’ve progressed to other stages. You don’t really have time to process it; you don’t really have a choice because if you don’t do anything, you’re going to die. I didn’t tell a lot of friends. I just told a close circle of friends and my family. I have three siblings, and I’m the second child. The last thing I needed was to worry about five other people, but my dad and sisters were crying. I had to have a mastectomy because it was the right thing to do for my survival, but emotionally,…

6am “I brush my teeth with a bamboo toothbrush and a DIY zero-waste toothpaste. I have used this toothpaste for two years, and it has worked better for me than any store-bought one – it has thoroughly reduced my bad breath as well. I rinse with water and also my DIY zero-waste mouthwash. I wash my face with a facial foam from Innisfree, which has a wonderful recycling programme where customers can return empty bottles to be used again,” says Felicia Poon. All recipes are on her Rich Green Poon blog and Instagram (@richgreenpoon). “Turn off all appliances at their source before you leave home,” says Priyanka Shahra of Swapaholic. “My skincare routine only requires me to use charcoal bar soap that is all-organic and natural. I use it for…

TUMI’S RECYCLED CAPSULES The brand has bags made with a balance of recycled (70 per cent) and virgin materials. The materials are durable, and each bag has purposefully-engineered reparability in its design, so it can last even longer. The range of Recycled Capsules includes styles from the women’s Voyageur collection and men’s Alpha Bravo collection, each made from post-industrial and post-consumer waste material that would otherwise go into a landfill. FREITAG BAGS The Swiss brand – one of the leaders in sustainable fashion – has cottoned on to tarpaulin’s durability. It designs with and recycles about 300 tons of the material annually. Each Freitag bag is thus unique, eco and sturdy enough for your travel stash. Actually, #03-18 Orchard Gateway…

FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE JET Book a round-the-world trip on Four Seasons’ private Boeing 757 jet, with stays at the hospitality company’s properties. The leather seats are handcrafted in Italy, your blanket is woven from Mongolian cashmere, and the carpet is handwoven in Amsterdam. A travel concierge is on hand 24/7, with a travel planner, on-board chef, and doctor every step of the way. The trips run from two to three weeks and span multiple continents. Chope quickly – all 2019 trips are fully booked. The next, “International Intrigue”, is in February 2020. From $194,000 a person. www.fourseasons.com/ privatejet SPACE ADVENTURES To infinity and beyond! If travelling around earth is too pedestrian for you, sign up for a trip to the International Space Station and do your moonwalk in space. Space…

I’m about to move into a new apartment with my partner. I’m excited, yes, but also nervous (we’ve never cohabited). We haven’t had the big finance talk, but we do have to buy some major things. What’s the big item we should really splurge on? He says it’s the giant-screen TV, I say it’s the bed. What do you think? Seems to me you need to combine what you both want and splurge on a bed with a built-in TV! But seriously, there’s no reason for it to have to be one or the other – both those items are important. Why not go for slightly lower-priced items so you get well made, respectable versions of a bed and a TV? That way, no one is winning/ losing. Cohabiting is…

More from an Icon Omega’s Constellation watches debuted as chronographs in 1952.Thirty years later, the range expanded with the Constellation Manhattan, which had four “claws” around the bezel. Now, it’s updated in 101 ways – literally – with slimmer “claws” that complement the thinner bezel and hands. In 25mm and 28mm quartz models or 29mm certified Master Chronometers. Variations include 18K Sedna gold, 18K yellow gold, stainless steel, and seven new dial colours. At #01-11 Ion Orchard, for $4,200-$34,500. The Host For Great Roasts Lawry’s The Prime Rib Singapore has upped the steak experience: Each standing roast is aged for up to 28 days for extra tenderness before being slow-roasted on a bed of rock salt that keeps it tender inside while the exterior is perfectly seared. Come April 21,…

Like a growing number of young designers, Do sees a void in the women’s market that appeared after his mentor of two years left Celine. Prior to his stint there as a junior designer, he interned at Calvin Klein and scored a Council of Fashion Designers of America scholarship in 2013 and an LVMH Graduates Award in 2014. “My tenure at Celine gave me a completely new but integral appreciation for womenswear,” says Do. Like Daniel Lee of Bottega Veneta and Tommy Ton of Deveaux, Do’s offerings are not short of the elevated essentials that are a big part of a no-nonsense woman’s wardrobe: boxy tops, slouchy pants, turtlenecks, and intellectual black dresses. Like his cohort, he is also not in a hurry to open a physical store, do Insta-worthy…

In Virginia Woolf’s seminal essay A Room of One’s Own, she wrote that a woman must have money and a room of her own if she was to write fiction (read: create art): “In the first place, to have a room of her own, let alone a quiet room or a soundproof room, was out of the question, unless her parents were exceptionally rich or very noble, even up to the beginning of the nineteenth century.” She asserts that if women were faced with constraints like poverty or lack of privacy, then they couldn’t produce work of the quality of Shakespeare. Woolf, who came from privilege, had no problems finding her own writing room. And in modern times, women can find space to think and create almost anywhere: an alcove…

Start with great basics, like a tailored shirt or well-made knitwear for your top. Ditto for the bottom. Turn the page for printed skirts.…

Stella McCartney’s eco efforts have gone beyond not using leather and fur. The designer has found sustainable or vegan alternatives for materials like silk, cashmere, nylon and metals, and is helping to develop even better ones for her brand and the industry. VEGAN SILK To harvest silk, silkworms are boiled alive in their cocoons. That, to McCartney, is unacceptable. In 2017, she partnered with Bolt Threads, a Cali-based biotech company that creates eco-friendly fibres and fabrics using green chemistry practices. One of its products is microsilk, a vegan-friendly silk made of yeast, sugar and water. Bolt Threads first studied the silk proteins spun by spiders, then developed a similar protein in large quantities through fermentation using genetically modified yeast, sugar and water. The liquid silk protein produced is extracted and…

EVERLANE HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO USE NO VIRGIN PLASTIC IN ITS ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN BY 2021. EVERLANE Founded by Michael Preysman (above), the eight-year-old Frisco brand built its rep on the idea of “radical transparency”. For each item it sells, it reveals and breaks down the cost of materials, labour, transport, and markup percentage, winning over the new gen of consumers who are shopping more cautiously and consciously. Now, its goal is to reduce its environmental footprint and normalise choosing eco among consumers – the same way it did for pricing transparency. No Virgin Plastic • Everlane has made a commitment to use no virgin plastic in its entire supply chain by 2021, which includes its products, warehouses, offices and stores. • The first step in this commitment is…

It seems a pale shade compared with bold brown or black. But it works. Makeup artist Rina Sim says dusty rose is very flattering and also looks more natural. If you have monolids, create depth by using a dark brown eyeliner on the inner two-thirds of the upper lash line, then dusty rose on the outer third. If you have double eyelids, draw a cat-eye flick with the shade to make it more visible. Using beige eyeshadow on the eyelids brings out the pinkish shade even more. If you have a deeper skin tone, draw a bolder, thicker line so it shows up against your complexion. Avoid using a dusty-rose eyeliner if your eyes are tired and bloodshot – it will emphasise these imperfections. And if your skin flushes easily…

1. The old tool: A small flat brush to apply concealer. What’s better: A silicone-tipped brush like Shiseido’s Daiya Fude Face Duo ($65). Why: The jelly-like sponge at one end blends concealer seamlessly without streaks or patches (which tend to result from using fingers or a flat brush). Use the bristled end to buff some setting powder. 2. The old tool: A small angled brush or big fluffy brush for contouring powder. What’s better: An angled fluffy fan brush like Nyx Professional Makeup’s Face & Body Brush ($33). Why: When used horizontally, the brush fits right in the hollow of your cheek for the quickest, cleanest and most flawless contouring action. 3. The old tool: A fan brush or dense, rounded brush for pressed highlighter powder. What’s better: The shark-tooth…

While micellar water has been available for many years, most people in Singapore are more familiar with rinse-off cleansers such as foam and gel ones. Three women with different cleanser preferences try Bioderma’s micellar waters for the first time. The former oil cleanser fan AUDREY LIM, 35, BANKER Skin type: Normal Product tried: Bioderma Sensibio H20 Review: “I have always enjoyed the comfort of massaging an oil cleanser over my face, and how supple and hydrated my skin feels after. When I tried Bioderma’s Sensibio H2O for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised by how effectively it could remove all the makeup, oil and dirt on my skin without making it feel dry at all. I like that I don’t have to remove my waterproof makeup beforehand as the…

What it is: A matte that is forgiving on dry patches. The lipstick doubles as nourishing lip care as it has peppermint extract, argan oil, evening primrose oil and shea butter to keep lips supple. Verdict: “It was so lightweight I almost forgot it was there. The texture is cushiony and velvety, smoothing over fine lines beautifully, so my pout seemed photo-edited. However, I did have to apply three layers of the lipstick before the colour looked as vibrant as it was in the bullet, but all the layers meshed well together. I like that the layering allowed me to control how pigmented I wanted my lips to look. The lipstick costs $53, and comes in nine shades.”…

These days, if you’ve had “some work done”, it’s nothing to be ashamed about. In fact, it’s now all about #selflove and being the best version of yourself. But what if you feel intimidated about going into an aesthetic clinic for the first time? TRY SOMETHING NEW Dr Low Chai Ling’s philosophy is this: If you want something you’ve never had, then you must do something you’ve never done. “Many people may be intimidated by the idea of stepping into a clinic because they associate the term ‘aesthetic clinic’ with painful injections and exorbitant bills,” she says. “These are misconceptions,” Dr Low adds. “First, treatments at aesthetic clinics are not limited to injections. For example, SW1 Clinic has a variety of no-downtime lunchtime beauty fixes that can improve your complexion…

CONSTANCE LAU IS UNEXPECTEOLY AN AUNTIE. It’s 3pm on a Sunday, and we’re at her brother’s restaurant (he owns beef bowl chain Waa Cow!). Constance is looking perfectly poised with impeccable makeup, a fitted white top and green trousers, and not a hair out of place. She looks exactly like the petite, doe-eyed ingenue we’ve seen in photos. So it’s a bit of a surprise when we end up talking about the best type of fruit to aid bowel movements (for the record, it’s yellow dragon fruit). And how she’s obsessed with this certain type of tissue paper – so obsessed that she hauled 12 boxes back from Bangkok (“it’s soooo soft, it’s great for my sinus problem”). And how she’s all about online shopping, but prefers nabbing the cheapest…

PINK FISH – EVERYTHING SALMON Norway’s next-greatest export, after A-ha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is salmon. And with the opening of Pink Fish at Jewel Changi Airport, the brand’s first-ever branch outside Norway, we’re about to get plenty of the fast-food variety of it. Head chef Geir Skeie, 38, is big on sustainability. He loves salmon as a hero ingredient as it is the most sustainable source of protein (the carbon footprint for each kilo of farmed salmon is much lower than for other meats), and he chooses suppliers with transparent and traceable production. Skeie will create an internationally inspired, salmon-filled, made-to-order menu of burgers, salads, poke bowls and hot stew pots. Another plus? The packaging will be biodegradable… and edible. So the question is: Will the packaging be as…

LIKE PHOTOGRAPHY? You can book a photography workshop through Magnum Photos, or a travel photography masterclass with the pros from National Geographic. The Magnum ones are site-specific: You book a class you like (portraits, nature) and attend it in whichever city it’s conducted in. The Nat Geo trips take you to places that are, well, Nat Geo-ish. ––––––––––––––––––––– LIKE NOT DYING? Bear Grylls (Man Vs Wild) conducts survival courses that cater to either solo adventurers or families looking for outdoor fun. No, you won’t have to suffer a jungle trek (unless you want to), but you can take primal survival courses and water-rafting trips. www.beargrylls.com/ survival-academy…

Preparing for a dirty weekend with that special someone? Nice. Before heading out, dwell on this so you can maximise your fun. When booking a place to stay, remember your objective: It’s not about sightseeing or sampling the food; it’s about spending as much time as possible being intimate with your partner. So stay somewhere that accommodates that. Is it a plush private room where neighbours won’t be knocking every five minutes to tell you to keep it down? Good. Is it a villa with a private pool so you can wander in all the glory of your birthday suit? Even better. Basically, pick someplace private and sexy with amenities you can enjoy, and definitely don’t book a homestay at a monastery. Dirty weekend at the monastery? Awkward. Now you’ve…

The rubber used for its soles is tapped from wild trees in the Amazon rainforest to prevent further deforestation. Its fair trade canvas is organic and agroecological. Ethically made in Brazil, and shipped via French NGO Ateliers Sans Frontieres, the 15-year-old French brand’s kicks are a guilt-free pleasure. To further its cause this season, Veja introduces B-mesh (a fabric made from PET bottles), C.W.L (leather-like waxed canvas made from 50 per cent corn waste from the food industry), and vegan styles. Veja is sold at www.veja-store.com for €80-€125 (S$122-S$191), and at Kapok for $147-$292.…