With the festive season just around the corner, it’s time to bring some new life into your wardrobe and self-care regimen so you’ll look fun and fresh during the season of gatherings. You know what time it is – here’s another installment of our dope drops you gotta cop this week!
UMMA
This year, UMMA celebrates the culture that binds us, now and forever, with #UMMAKacukan. Prioritising comfortable and classic pieces that represent heritage and everlasting design, (Ka.cu/kan) brings simplicity in the mundane, emphasising on making ties, bonds and memories within different individuals, by bringing diversity into one-ness during the festive season. The theme gives a nostalgic fusion and makes everyone closer to their roots and culture.
The collection highlights 7 designs with 2 colours each for the #UMMAWomen (sizes run from XS to 2XL) and 6 designs with 2 colours each for the #UMMAMen (sizes run from S to 2XL) per design. This round, the collection also features pair couple designs of Puri (#UMMAMen) and Chutney (#UMMAWomen) available in black and white.
Head on to their Instagram for more details on the collection.
PUMA
If you’re a fan of collaborations that bring a sense of childhood nostalgia, this drop might be just up your alley. PUMA is teaming up with the one and only SpongeBob SquarePants for a new collection of playful classics, created in collaboration with the beloved Nickelodeon series and Paramount Consumer Products. The collaboration channels floral prints and sunny, summery colours throughout, while select pieces from the PUMA x SpongeBob SquarePants collection feature SpongeBob and Patrick on a jellyfishing adventure.
Featuring designs for both adults and kids, the collection includes a special suite of PUMA sneakers paying homage to SpongeBob and Patrick. Footwear highlights include the Suede, Slipstream, RS-Slide, Future Rider, and others that are elevated with SpongeBob detailing, while Patrick Star gets his own version of the Rider FV.
PUMA x SpongeBob SquarePants collection is available starting March 17, 2023 at select PUMA Stores, as well as select physical and online retailers ranging from RM99 – RM649.
ASICS
Known for making comfy kicks, ASICS is introducing their most comfortable running shoe by far – the new GEL-NIMBUS™ 25. Designed to help everyone experience the uplifting power of running on the body and mind, the GEL-NIMBUS™ 25 offers more cushioning and softer landings for the most comfortable running experience.
The GEL-NIMBUS™ 25 features new PureGEL™ technology which is softer than previous GEL™ technology, creating the softest landings to date. The PureGEL™ technology, which is not visible from the outside, is strategically integrated in the midsole to deliver enhanced shock absorption and smoother transitions.
The GEL-NIMBUS™ 25 is available for men and women from ASICS retail, online stores and specialist running outlets globally for RM699.
UNIQLO
In celebration of Hari Raya, UNIQLO has collaborated with local designer Christy Ng to launch a UTme! collection of t-shirts and tote bags featuring Malaysian village life in traditional batik style, titled “Kampung”. Inspired by the serenity of the traditional Malaysian countryside lifestyle, this series of stickers captures the emotion of “Balik Kampung” in the spirit of Hari Raya. Featuring an illustration of a traditional Kampung home surrounded by trees, vegetation, chirping birds, and majestic mountain ranges, each sticker undoubtedly celebrates the memories and nostalgic sentiments of Malaysian kampungs, evoking a desire of returning home.
Available from March 17, customers who purchase a UTme! x Christy Ng t-Shirt from March 17 to 19 will receive a complimentary embroidery of their name on the sleeve of the UTme! t-shirt, available only at UNIQLO Da Square from 12pm to 6pm.
Poljot International
Bring some retro flavour to your Raya fit with the new “Retro Classic” timepiece by Poljot International. The “Retro Classic” is a tribute to the good old days of the past, with various features that reference classical and retro-style timepieces. This can be seen through design cues such as the retro-style number markings and onion shaped hour and minute hands, reminiscent of watches during the “swing and jazz” era of the ’20s and ’30s. The timepiece uses the Vostok Caliber 2409, a movement used since the last century, and is left unfinished to evoke a vintage and classic feel.
Poljot International is available at Red Army Watches in 1 Utama Shopping Centre and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
Dr. Jart+
Acheive your smooth skin fantasy before Raya with the new Dr.Jart+ Pore·remedy™ Renewing Foam Cleanser. No matter what your skin type is, everyone has pores. These small openings play an important role in our skin — to release sweat and oil! But if left uncared for, they can lead to breakouts and leave your skin congested. Take a #smoothmoveforskin with Dr. Jart+’s multi-step collection, which comprises a proven range of products to help resurface and retexturize skin without dryness or irritation. In order to help clarify pores, remove buildup, and diminish the look of blackheads and excess oil for smoother skin, Dr.Jart+ leverages on powerful yet gentle ingredients like PHA and panthenol.
The Dr.Jart+ Pore·remedy™ Renewing Foam Cleanser (RM120/150ML) deeply cleanses pores and removes (even waterproof!) makeup and debris while staying gentle on your skin barrier. Best part? It doesn’t leave your skin feeling stripped after cleansing! As for the Dr.Jart+ Pore·remedy™ Smoothing Primer (RM150/30ml), it’s silicone-free, and helps with your makeup application, while also working as a treat on your skin at the same time. A hybrid primer that has a watery-serum texture, it helps to moisturise and retexturise the skin while keeping your makeup looking fresh for up to 12 hours.
Oribe
Say goodbye to bad hair days this festive season with Oribe’s NEW Hair Alchemy Strengthening Masque! Created for fragile, breakage-prone strands, this buttery soft treatment masque deeply conditions while fortifying hair from the inside out and is specially designed for those with inherently weak strands of all hair types. The silicone-free formula restores elasticity to brittle locks and prevents breakage, allowing hair to grow longer, stronger and lustrously healthy. Its moisture-magnifying shea butter and yacón root nourishes weak hair, while their Curative Blend (made up of chia seed, plant-based protein and bio-fermented bamboo leaf) penetrates the hair cortex to form a protective scaffold around each strand to prevent breakage.
The Hair Alchemy Strengthening Masque (RM306) will be available on Oribe.com and at Oribe salons (Makeover Hair Salon, Bangsar, KL; Hairzone Studio by Michael Poh, MyTOWN Shopping Centre, KL; Royal Salon, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah) beginning 21 March, 2023.
Sisley
Look elegant and smell luxurious with Sisley’s dope new drops: the Phyto-Blanc Intensive Dark Spot Corrector and their new L’Eau Revee d’Hubert fragrance!
The Phyto-Blanc Intensive Dark Spot Corrector is Sisley’s latest invention that targets dark spots of any type: localised or widespread, old or new, whether they are caused by age, UV rays or imperfections. It delivers two powerful correcting actions: one brightens, and one targets all kinds of dark spots, with visible results within 15 days! The Phyto-Blanc Intensive Dark Spot Corrector can be applied precisely to spots on the face after cleansing and before your serum. With time, your skin tone is bound to be smoother and more radiant.
Sisley has also introduced a new member to their Les Eaux Rêvées collection – the new L’Eau Revee d’Hubert. Belonging to the citrus family, the opening of the fragrance is frosty, peppered with green notes. The essence progressively warms on contact with the skin, while the base, a pairing of Patchouli with a mossy accord, blends with the richness of Ambroxan, giving the perfume a refined, natural sillage.
The Phyto-Blanc Intensive Dark Spot Corrector retails for RM650/7ml, while the L’Eau Revee d’Hubert fragrance retails for RM420/50ml & RM650/100ml. For more information on the new releases, head on to their official website.
