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WEEKENDS
#B1-10 Vivocity, tel: 6376-8031. Open Sun to Wed, 11am-10pm, Thur to Sat, 11-1030pm

What’s in store: Cheery vibes from a range of 14 international brands from Europe and America, including 12 exclusive ones. A coffee mug for hubby? Check. Earrings for best friend? Check. A pretty umbrella for mum? Check.

Brands include Royal Apothic, an American beauty and fragrance brand and Fiorelli, a fashion accessory brand. There is also Ginger Ray, a specialist in quirky party accessories, and Jonathan Alder Gifts and Stationery. Colours, prints, stripes on stationary and whimsical cooler bags sit alongside gold-plated accessories and pouches with quotes. A Smiggles store for adults, it’s hard to resist walking out of it without buying a thing or two. Prices range from $6.90 for a notebook to $650 for ceiling lights.

HAUS OF EGG3
164 East Coast Road, tel: 6348-6564. Open Tue to Sun, 11am-8pm

What’s in store: The new and biggest store in Egg3’s chain of boutiques (its other outlets are at Orchard Central, Erskine Road and I12 Katong), it houses the widest variety of home furnishings. While shopping for a sofa or a home fragrance diffuser, you could also be picking up a dress or accessories from its curated fashion collection of local labels like Weekend Sundries or Pearlyn Wong at the same time.

With home furnishing brands like ultra-chic Norrmade – a brand that Egg3 distributes exclusively in Singapore, and Italian home spa brand Culti, it’s not hard to find something modern and elegant as a gift, or for your home here. Prices range from $15.90 for a vase to $1,800 for a sofa.