British Essential

British Essential at Hougang Central has become one of my favourite haunts. Besides the helpful and attentive sales assistants, the store carries wonderfully cheap toiletries as well as beauty products brought forward from warehouses. I can’t emphasize enough on how awesome and life changing this particular store is. A tube of Clean & Clear Deep Action Cleanser (100g) costs $ 3.80 at NTUC but only $ 2.90 at British Essential. A bottle of Clean & Clear Oil Control Toner (100ml) may cost up to $ 5 at major stores while a mere $ 1.80 here. You can find almost anything from hair dyes and shower foams to Silkygirl cosmetics and body lotions. The best asset of the store is the Olay section. I adore Olay and the extremely smooth moisturisers are sold at pretty cheap prices here. An Olay moisturizer that costs $ 19.90 elsewhere goes for only $ 12.90 at Brit Essential. Amazing. Another impressive feat is the wide collection of shampoo brands carried including the highly effective Essential, which costs about $ 2++ less than when sold at major beauty stores.