Beauty industry

I mog, he mogs, you mog, we all mog: Where does the term come from and what does it mean?

Braden Peters (left) is an American online streamer and "looksmaxxing" influencer, while Gold medal Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu once said her main goal at a competition was simply “to mog”.

Men are spraying themselves 100 times in new fragrance frenzy

A display of Jean Paul Gaultier fragrances for sale in a store in central Madrid, Spain, on April 30, 2024.

The secret to K-beauty is endless treatments

South Korea has 15,000 beauty clinics.

Mary Chia shares sink after SGX asks if firm can continue operating

SGX RegCo asked the company and its sponsor to assess whether Mary Chia could still continue operating if the worst-case scenario occurred.

Get rich, then buy a face: Cosmetic surgery is the new sign of ‘making it’

(Clockwise from top left) US media personalities Sharon Osbourne, Kris Jenner and Lauren Sanchez Bezos.

Mary Chia faces more money woes amid legal proceedings and slimmer earnings

Fullink Capital notified Mary Chia Holdings of the insolvency proceedings on April 30 and formally delivered court documents to the company’s legal representatives on May 4.

Filipino pageant contestant struts in ‘non-pageant body’, sparking debate over male beauty

Mr Richard Jermaine "RJ" Perkins, 21, has gone viral for showing off during a provincial pageant a body that turns the standards for male beauty on its head.

Rahasya is first Singapore fragrance brand to launch in Britain’s Selfridges

Rahasya founders (from left) Sachit Sood, Utkarsh Vijayvargiya and Sai Pogaru.

‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular kicked off YouTube again

Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, had his YouTube account taken down in November 2025. Creators are not allowed to post new channels after a termination.

Singapore spa and skincare brand Porcelain under provisional liquidation, customers demand refunds

Shuttered facade of Porcelain Origins at The Paragon, on Apr 22, 2026.

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