{ Going Green }

Max Kater used to hold a high flying position within the fashion industry when she decided to hang up her designer outfits (and her Birkin's) to be a stay-at-home-mum.

Shortly after, she got frustrated with the lack of quality organic cleaning products available in the market. She wanted something that was effective, 100% safe for her kids and pets and took the plunge to start her own organic cleaning label.

Boy am I glad she took the gamble as I love her whole product concept and the lovely packaging! It makes me want to display them instead of hiding it behind closed doors.

Dishwashing Liquid (set inc. rack + pot brushes)

Her efforts are certainly paying off as her products are now stocked in Japan, Canada, Australia and now Singapore.

Max's products are effective as it adopts the colloidal technology - used to clean up oil spills in the ocean. It works and yet it is 100% safe, biodegradable, negative impact to the environment and they are never tested on animals.

It's good knowing that as I am washing the dishes, all that suds going back into the sea is non-toxic.

Classic Boxed Set - consisting of 6 different products

Do not throw out the bottles after use as 1 litre refills are available for all of her products. It comes in 3 fragrances: Australian White Grapefruit, Juniperberry and Fragrance Free!

Max writes these quirky labels for her products and I will leave you with an excerpt from her Boy's Bathroom Cleaner".

{ Afternoon Soiree }

Dawn & I are thrilled to be hosting our very first little tea party at the shop.

Isn't the invite cute? Thank you Hoang!

As this is a season of giving, we have lined up a pretty interesting mix of goody bags for the first 30 early birds. Whoopee!

Over at The Nest, we will be giving away some items from our favourite label!

A couple of sponsors along Holland Village have contributed to the goody bags as well. I shall not reveal the goodies as surprises are always good right?

We will be releasing some new products whilst Antipodean will be putting up their new arrivals of pretty frocks from Australia.

Deck out in your favourite outfits and see you all this Saturday.

{ Scented Notes }

This particular Sydney label stood out amongst the numerous Candles & Fragrances companies we had to choose from.

We were inspired by Nicole, the founder who is so passionate about fragrance that she decided to start up her own label. She concentrates on a small category of products so that she can spend more time on concocting new scents.

Nicole used to work at Chanel Fragrances so yeah, she definitely know what what she's doing.

We love their products as the quality is undeniable, their range of scents are sophisticated and refreshing. Most importantly, they are affordable.

I cave in to certain luxuries but I can't bring myself to light up that $200 candle without feeling any guilt. On the other hand, I don't want to pay $40 for a candle but smells artificial. A balance can be struck somewhere and that is where Nicole comes in.

People tend to forget how important a scented space is after spending so much money on decor. Like accessories, I view them as that thoughtful personal touch you can add to your home or space.

Nicole believes in layering. This simply means you don't have to purchase the exact same scent for your whole house. Over at the shop, we have 6 different flavoured diffusers and they not only blend so beautifully, the scents are surprisingly refreshing and not overwhelming.

Come by the shop to check out their latest scents, Cumquat and Lemongrass. The lotion and body bar have a new evocative scent, Amalfi Coast. It smells just like the ocean.

Psst: Did I mention that their diffusers are water-based and hence, doubles up as a body mist as well?

Brilliant!