Two Girls love | Heroic lip balms
Lips. What I should say is that you should keep them moisturised because that’ll make them all kissable and lovely. What I really want to say is that you should keep them moisturised because chapped lips are a real bitch. Seriously. Ever felt the gentle tearing of cracked skin by the side of your mouth?...
If the crown fits…
Anglophiles take note. This Saturday kicks off the The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and though we may not see much (or, let’s face it, any) of the action down here at the Equator, thanks to ASOS you can partake in a little bit of royal fun yourself. They’ve commissioned four designers and artists to each...
Exhibition Pick | Ketna Patel’s Rojak Asia
Hi Ketna Patel, We really like the bright colours and pop-like imagery that you’re chanelling at KL Lifestyle Art Space right now. We visited your exhibition Rojak Asia recently, and were in quite a muddle as we didn’t know where to look. There’s a lot going on! (We mean this in the nicest possible way,...
Interview | Ching Makes Things!
Spurred by my well-documented obsession with Peter Pan collars, I stumbled on Ching Ng’s lovely store L.A.R.K., and the accompanying DIY blog Ching Makes Things!. It has everything you could possibly love in a blog – personality, humour, pretty pictures and a strong sense of Malaysiana without dipping into stereotypes. If you’re at all arts...
Brand spotlight | initial, Hong Kong
Call it serendipity, but initial and I were destined to meet. The scene of our first encounter was an overcast afternoon in Hong Kong, and two-hours into a totally unexpected trek into Central from Sai Ying Pun, one of their storefront mannequins seemed to holler out to me. I couldn’t resist. My sense of judgment...
Two Girls love | TOMS eyewear
You’re probably already familiar with TOMS, the uber-cool canvas plimsoll-loafer hybrids that all the cool kids wear. The principle behind the TOMS shoes is simple – when you buy a pair of shoes, TOMS gives a pair to a child in need. The children in question are from developing countries and risk picking up soil-transmitted...
Two Girls love | The Great Gatsby trailer
If you’ve been chilling out under a rock today, you may not have realised that the long awaited trailer for ‘The Great Gatsby’ is out today. Never fear, we’ve got it right here for you to watch. As you’ll see, it goes at Baz Luhrmann’s typical frenetic pace – lots of whirling, anachronistic music, flash...
Retail love | The ODD Loft
Publika is full of great finds, but The ODD Loft has a kind of je ne sais quoi to it. The kind that you find in little stores off quiet alleyways, and that are filled with little treasures that await your oohs and ahhs. Right by its entrance, curios like old boardgames and typewriters sit...
The Secrets of the Little Black Jacket by Chanel
The Chanel jacket is one of those iconic, uber-expensive ‘wardrobe staples’ it seems silly to even think about owning. Worn by Anna Wintour, waifish Parisiennes and Chanel devotees over the world, the jacket is an expensive exercise in restraint – the kind only possible in the upper echelons of the frankly bizarre fashion world. But...
Lullabelle | Handmade soap and more
Patricia Yau has always been a crafty one. She’d already been selling handmade zakka items like feathered headbands and other handmade curios when the idea to go into the soap business struck suddenly; she’d been importing handmade soaps from Taiwan, and one day thought “Why not create my own?”. Bless her DIY spirit. Pat dived...
Chronicle of Lines: Solo Exhibition by Khairul Izham
Two Girls Times had a nice wee surprise when we visited TAKSU recently. The gallery’s white walls were all dressed up with Khairul Izham’s works, compositions where lines criss-cross, curve, and confound to create complex, new images. The young artist starts his process with a single line, allowing his intuition and the beauty of chance...
Melvita Eau Extraordinaire reviewed
Remember my last review, where I extolled the virtues of drugstore beauty products? Well, these Melvita products were bought way before I had found the light or that lousy beauty-binge-buster called ‘being grown-up and practical’ had kicked in. The products are Eau Extraordinaire fleurs d’Orange and Eau Extraordinaire Rose. I use their original French names...
