Sweet and Bea's Up November 2010

Aside from Women's Weekly, I also picked up the November issues of Sweet and Bea's Up at Kinokuniya earlier this evening. Both feature Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki on the cover.

Sweet (S$19) comes with a Paul & Joe vanity case and zip pouch. The magazine itself is about one inch thick!

The pouches are made of polyester. Both are very well made, with neat stitching, a black inner lining and reinforced edges. They are of similar quality to the GWP pouches that are usually given out at the Paul & Joe cosmetic counters.


The zip pouch can fit inside the vanity case, which has two inner pockets (one under the lid and the other along the side).

They make a nice set together with the wristlet bag that was the GWP at the Paul & Joe counters in Singapore for the Clair de Lune fall makeup collection. The wristlet bag has a more satiny finish.

Bea's Up (S$16.40) comes with a shimmery baby pink Treatment Lip Glossy (Sweet Shine). The lipgloss (3g) is a collaboration item with makeup artist Chigara Keiko, Bea's Up and Be-zen. The lipgloss usually retails at 1260yen for 10g.


This issue also features the upcoming holiday coffrets from the various beauty brands. Great for planning one's holiday shopping list!



There were plenty of copies of Sweet at the Ngee Ann City store when I was there in the evening but only one copy of Bea's Up. If you are interested in Bea's Up, you can check with Kinokuniya on whether/when there will be a second shipment.