December 19, 2020
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Actress, host, and bubble tea chain boss Vivian Lai opened her second Teabrary outlet on Thursday, with a bevy of her celebrities turning up in support of their friend at the shop s opening last Thursday (Dec 17).
The latest outlet, called Teabar by Teabrary, is a concept store is located at Holland Village s Taste Gourmet Market. The chain is touted to be the first in Singapore to introduce nitro bubble tea to the island s bubble tea-mad population, and the first branch is located at Esplanade Xchange.
Some famous faces who happily posed for photos with the lady boss at her new outlet included Zoe Tay, Romeo Tan, Kym Ng, Li Nanxing and Dasmond Koh.
December 17, 2020
Zoey Tay and Jeanette Aw.
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So you’ve got your holiday outfit planned out, made a list and checked it twice, and reserved a spot at your favourite restaurant? Fantastic! But what about your Christmas makeup look?
To help you in the beauty department, we trawled through Instagram to find the best celeb-inspired looks you can consider trying for your special events this time of the year.
1. Zoe Tay’s vampy dark red lipstick look
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Tired of swiping on the same ol’ blue-toned red lip you wear every December? Switch things up and sport a dark red lipstick, like veteran local actress Zoe Tay does here.
December 12, 2020
From left: Fiona Xie, Jeanette Aw, Arissa Cheo
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Bet you didn t know: Fiona Xie, Jeanette Aw, and socialite Arissa Cheo were once in a girl group
Wait what? Yes, you read that right.
In the latest episode of Hear U Out, local actress Fiona Xie revealed that prior to joining Mediacorp, she was in a girl group together with The Little Nyonya actress Jeanette Aw and socialite-fashion entrepreneur Arissa Cheo.
Fiona also said that out of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp, she s known Jeanette the longest. We actually performed once in Takashimaya, singing and dancing, the 38-year-old told host Quan Yi Fong. In the end, I can t remember why but I eventually left the group, I think I lost interest in it.
Credit: Yahoo Singapore
Yahoo Singapore released their 2020 Year in Review which dives into the most searched people, events, foods and brands in one of the most tumultuous years in the past century. It was a year defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, political upheavals, cultural change and tragic deaths.
According to the report, the past 50-odd weeks have kept netizens in Singapore glued to their devices in search of information, ideas, and opinions about the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. From Singapore’s General Election, the royal members of Buckingham Palace, the Kardashian-Jenner family, to comfort food such as nasi lemak and bubble tea, these subjects have gripped Singaporeans as they adjusted to life under safe distancing restrictions and continued to seek out their passions.