From cakes to luxury goods, you can now shop for your wants and needs from the comfort of home
Effortless style at a click of your finger. Photo credit: Collate The Label
With e-commerce not showing any signs of waning in Singapore, it comes as no surprise that almost all of our essentials can be delivered to our doorsteps.
Want to cook up a storm at 3am? Just place an order. Need a birthday cake, pronto? We’ve got you.
So shop on as we bring you a hot list of our favourite online retailers, most of which are homegrown labels too.
Grocery
Zairyo has all you need to cook up a Japanese feast. Photo credit: Zairyo
As Singapore’s leading Japanese online grocer, Zairyo offers an extensive selection of freshly-imported seafood, seasonal vegetables, fruits, premium meats and more. You’ll be able to whip up your own Okonomiyaki or Chirashi Don in no time.
Too lazy or busy to head to your neighbourhood supermarket? Shop for your home essentials and groceries from the comfort of your bed. Redmart delivers seven days a week and offers low everyday prices and other great deals.
Skincare and makeup
All your favourite makeup brands in one place. Photo credit: Luxola
With flash sales that go up to 50 per cent off and a wide variety of products including cult favourites like Korea’s 3CE as well as UK brand Beautyblender, Luxola is one of the more established sites for makeup, cosmetics and skincare.
This new kid on the block offers luxury makeup and skincare brands at up to 20 per cent off. If that sounds too good to be true, they also offer the promise of 100 per cent authenticity.
Womenswear
Geometry and bright colours, we love it all. Photo credit: In Good Company
Loved for their clean silhouettes and relaxed tailoring, In Good Company features contemporary designs that are great for working ladies as their pieces can translate into many looks, no matter the season.
Founded by the fashion-forward Velda Tan, previously founder of Love, Bonito, Collate the Label brings to the table well-designed and good-quality clothes with an edge of luxury. You’ll be able to play mix and match with their flowy separates.
Menswear
Now, men can shop to their hearts’ contents online too. With local label, Button N Stitch, you’ll be able to purchase well-crafted shirts, made using premium fabrics, for affordable prices.
Shop at Faculty for a good selection of shirts, denim, chinos, t-shirts and other accessories — the homegrown label offers a good range of refined and well-tailored designs.
Baby and kids’ wear
Start them early, with comfortable yet stylish outfits. Baby Style Icon features hand-picked labels for tots aged between 0-6 years old. We spotted onesies, graphic tees and even knitted crowns.
Be spoilt for choice at PriviKids, which curates international brands such as Hanna & Alice, Jellycat, and Conmoo. Children’s clothing, accessories and toys are aplenty on this site.
Stationery
With pretty stationery like these, you’ll be acing the flat lay game too. Photo credit: The Paper Bunny
Perfect for all your gifting and stationery needs, The Paper Bunny offers beautifully crafted prints as well as custom designing services for weddings, party and events. We especially love their collection of colourful notebooks and planners.
Browsing through this stationery site definitely brought us down memory lane. From animal face stickers to illustrated note pads, welovezakka features adorable yet quality stationery sourced from Korea, Japan and more.
Curated designer markets
We absolutely need these cushions in our home. Photo credit: Naiise
If you’re still racking your brains for a loved one’s present, head to Naiise, a curated online destination for original and well-designed goods. There’s a whole line-up of unique furnitures, clothing, accessories and other homegrown brands.
Another design-centric curated site is The General Store, which features a cosy selection of local products ranging from graphic tees, cushions, watches and more. Pre-orders are also available for customised phone and laptop cases.
Luxury goods
As Singapore’s top luxury online shopping site, Reebonz promises quality and authenticity as well as other perks such as free shipping, buy back/trade in guarantee, in addition to discounted prices and periodical flash sales.
This members-only site features a good selection of popular brands such as Balenciaga, Celine and Proenza Schouler in classic designs. With its limited period sales and buying through invitations only, there’s a sense of exclusivity.
Cakes
How about a whole bucket of tiramisu for your party? Photo credit: The Tiramisu Hero
For last minute birthday surprises or simply an attempt to make someone smile, order a cake from CakesOnline. As a one-stop solution for those to busy to visit a cake shop, the site offers cakes that are baked freshly and decorated in time for delivery.
A fan of yummy cheesecakes? Check out Cat & the Fiddle for a wide selection of cheese cake flavours including durian, milo, oreo and even martini. If it’s a chore to decide, pick the Fickle Feline for 10 slices of cheese cakes in different flavours.
Specialising in quality tiramisu, The Tiramisu Hero delights with its adorable cat-themed mascots as well as its highly-customisable tiramisus. You can even pick the levels of alcoholic content, wetness and sweetness of your tiramisu.
by Samantha Francis
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