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Going Under the Knife: Artificial Beauty in Beijing
Going Under the Knife: Artificial Beauty in Beijing
Sep 23, 2011 Comments (0)

Beauty is only skin deep, they say, yet the newsstands and billboards in Beijing would indicate otherwise. Couple that with the frightening figures for people undergoing plastic surgery, and it seems a veritable ‘Plastic Revolution’ is well underway, with more and more people signing up by the day. Read More>>

Shopping for Big-sized Shoes in Beijing
Shopping for Big-sized Shoes in Beijing
Jul 18, 2011 Comments (1)

Shopping for shoes should be fun! But when you have trouble finding one that fits, it can be a bit frustrating and overwhelming, to say the least. Here’s a list of the best shops for big feet. Read More>>

In a Hair Frenzy? Beijing’s Most Foreign-Friendly Hair Salons
In a Hair Frenzy? Beijing’s Most Foreign-Friendly Hair Salons
May 10, 2011 Comments (3)

Finding a foreign friendly hair salon in Beijing can be a daunting task. In a city full of salons with stylists of limited experience and dubious products, we bring you a list of tips and the city’s most trusted names in hair care. Read More>>

Beijing Scitech Premium Outlet Mall: “Big Brands, Small Prices”
Beijing Scitech Premium Outlet Mall: “Big Brands, Small Prices”
Jan 05, 2011 Comments (0)

With so many malls already to choose from in downtown Beijing, there’s still one big reason to make the trek out to the Scitech Premium Outlet Mall near the Beijing airport: big savings. Read More>>

Find Your Home Décor Style in Beijing
Find Your Home Décor Style in Beijing
Nov 15, 2010 Comments (2)

Ever wish you could afford an interior designer? You don’t need a professional, you just need to know where to look. No matter your budget or style, Beijing has the perfect home décor for your apartment home. Read More>>

From Rags to Retro: Beijing’s Hippest Vintage Clothing Stores
From Rags to Retro: Beijing’s Hippest Vintage Clothing Stores
Nov 05, 2010 Comments (2)

Vintage clothing has been making a huge comeback in fashion forward cities around the world and Beijing is no exception. Read on to find out where to pick up some of the hippest vintage clothes in town. Read More>>

How to Get Clothes Tailor-Made in Beijing
How to Get Clothes Tailor-Made in Beijing
Oct 26, 2010 Comments (1)

Why settle for a mass produced item of clothing that may only vaguely match your style and body shape, when countless tailors are on hand to realise your wildest fashion fantasies? This article provides useful tips on how to get custom-made clothes in Beijing. Read More>>

Get Pampered: Safe Nail and Waxing Practices in Beijing
Get Pampered: Safe Nail and Waxing Practices in Beijing
Oct 08, 2010 Comments (2)

Before you decide on a nail or waxing spa in Beijing, be it a hole in the wall or a top notch spa, consider these useful tips and suggestions that will guide you to a safe and healthy nail pampering or wax treatment. Read More>>

Make it a Hot Spring Festival at Beijing's Hot Springs
Make it a Hot Spring Festival at Beijing's Hot Springs
Oct 03, 2010 Comments (3)

Winter in Beijing is cold and freezing. At free weekends, bring your family, invite several friends and take along your lovers to hot springs and enjoy the above-water joy, making your winter in Beijing as warm as the hot springs! Read More>>

Four Top Tattoo Parlors in Beijing
Four Top Tattoo Parlors in Beijing
Jul 15, 2010 Comments (8)

After hundreds of years of being maligned, tattoos are catching on in China. A great many people don’t realize that Beijing boasts a number of clinically clean, professionally-staffed world class tattoo studios. Here are three of the better ones. Read More>>

Same Name, Different Game: 5 Ugly Facets of the Chinese Workplace

Same Name, Different Game: 5 Ugly Facets of the Chinese Workplace

Every office has the same basic feel, right? The same code of ethics, the same unspoken definition of decency, right? Wrong. Read on for five unscrupulous practices largely accepted in Chinese offices that would normally get you fired. More>>