Massive music festivals, hot new bars and restaurants, beauty trends and fashion collaborations – 2016 wasn’t all that shabby, was it?
And just like that, 2016 has seemed to reach its conclusion in the blink of an eye. For all of you suffering from whiplash and unable to keep track of the milestones of the year, we’re here to give you a gentle reminder why 2016 didn’t suck.
(Not convinced that 2016 was ace? Here are our most depressing disappointments of 2016)
1. Michelin came to Singapore. Hawkers won stars
2. The Silent Disco phenomenon (people have no shame in dancing in absolute silence)
3. Kat Von D made a splash in Sephora
4. Asian designers got love in Singapore Fashion Week
5. How sensational was Whitegrass, right?
6. The gargantuan debut of Ultra Music Festival
7. Lip art – matte liquid lippies, hologram lips, glittery drippy lips… need we go on??
8. Athleisure is still going strong, and we like it
9. Employees Only gave us a slice of the Big Apple’s cocktail scene
10. Sunshine Nation’s Garden Beats Festival… both of them
11. The Sili Sponge – our new favourite makeup tool
12. H&M x Kenzo’s dream collaboration
13. Marco Pierre White – we survived our interview
14. The return of Kilo Lounge and Refuge
15. We are so not over rose gold
16. Chanel took over Cuba
17. Fat Lulu’s – our Food Writer’s personal favourite
18. OverEasy’s Guilty Pleasures. We’re not shy to admit it
19. Sephora’s new, bigger home in ION Orchard. Surely, there wasn’t a bigger beauty event than that?
20. Victoria’s Secret flagship store finally opened here
Cheers to a more memorable 2017!