What’s New Mama? New Mama & Kid-Friendly Stuff in Singapore this February

If it’s a new business, product, or service for mamas and kids in Singapore, we want to tell you about it!

We’re back with the latest fab finds in What’s New, Mama? From a homegrown organic skincare brand for bubs to chic dresses that’ll make getting dressed oh-so-easy, to feel-good retail therapy and news of one of our fave Mexican food joints expanding to Orchard Road, click through our gallery for all things new this month!

Lead image by Alana Bree

Off-the-shelf products not working on your bub’s rash, mama? A baby’s skin is thinner, more fragile and sensitive than any adult’s, so choosing natural, plant-based skincare ingredients is safer on their delicate skin. Started by a Singaporean mama, A for Apothecary‘s gentle line of clean, honest, 100% pure and organic baby skincare is made with the finest natural botanicals.

Ingredients like oat lipid oil, calendula extracts, Nilotica East African shea butter and raw organic centrifuged coconut oil all help to soothe common dry skin issues and irritated skin caused by nappy rash, cradle cap and mild eczema. All products are handcrafted in small batches to ensure freshness, and are free from nasties like mineral oil, SLS, silicones, PEGs, propylene glycol, parabens, fragrance, and preservatives.

www.aforapothecary.com

Read more: Doctor tips on how to beat eczema, naturally

If getting dressed in the morning is a frequent challenge, shift dresses may be your new favourite style, mama. Classic, easy-to-wear and fab for our humid weather, Alana Bree‘s range of shift dresses in bright colours and prints will be your go-to for every school run, lunch date and beach day. Our sister site in Dubai has been telling us about Alana Bree for ages, we’re so psyched that they’re finally here! All their unique designs have been screenprinted by hand on 100% rayon fuijiette crepe, a beautiful fabric that breathes and behaves like silk, but is durable and machine-washable (yaaas!).

Quote SASSYMAMA or click here for free delivery to Singapore (U.P. $28)!

www.alanabree.com

Sarah Findlay and Nicole Beath are two martini enthusiasts who make fun, fashionable tees for women – with a cause. Made with 100% organic cotton in Fair Wear certified factories (respecting the rights of the people making their t-shirts with good working conditions and opportunities to acquire new skills, education and training), every sale of Martini Tees slogan T-shirts donates $10 to the Singapore Committee for UN Women. We love the splashings of Classic, Lychee and Stirred to choose from. Perfect for a girls’ night out!

www.martiniteestore.com

There’s a new shopspace in town and it’s entirely local! Design Orchard, located at the junction of Orchard Road and Cairnhill Road, is a 2.5-storey building that has recently opened to house 0ver 60 local brands. Fashion, accessories, food and beauty labels like The Missing Piece, Oo La Lab, Rocket Eyewear and Plain Vanilla Bakery can all be found here! The space is decked out with cool mirrors that double up as screens which help you discover more about each product in the store. Head out and up to the second level of the building and you’ll get a refreshing, vantage point of Orchard from above!

Design Orchard, 250 Orchard Road, Singapore 238905

Read more: Meet two local mama designers featured at Design Orchard

As part of the Singapore Bicentennial Commemoration, the National Heritage Board and NParks have created BALIKSG, a new augmented reality (AR) trail that will bring visitors on an immersive journey along the Singapore River and around Fort Canning. Simply download the free BALIKSG app and experience significant events and places in our history for yourselves! These include witnessing the signing of the 1819 treaty at the Padang, listening into a simulated conversation between Sir Stamford Raffles and Major William Farquhar when they set foot on our shores, and revisiting Fort Canning back when it was known as Bukit Larangan and Government Hill. This will make a wonderful companion to checking out the i Light Festival on the same route!

BALIKSG can be downloaded for free through the App Store and Google Play store. Visit www.balik.sg for more information

Read more: The Textpat Wives’ cheeky take on Raffles, Farquhar, and Singapore’s Bicentennial

Who’s up for some Mexican? Sassy fave Guzman y Gomez is now open in Orchard Gateway! We’re huge fans of their tacos, burritos and salads – and are chuffed that they deliver (and have a kids’ menu)! So the next time you’re in town and craving for some spicy, salsa goodness… you know where to go.

Guzman Y Gomez Orchard Gateway, 277 Orchard Rd, #01-03, Singapore 238858, www.facebook.com/Guzman-y-Gomez-Orchard-Gateway

Little Caesars® Pizza – instantly recognizable to American children of the 80s and 90s thanks to their famous “Pizza! Pizza!” commercials – is now in Singers, so those hankering after some HOT-N-READY pizza, get excited! Here’s the promise: hot, ready-made, high-quality 12” pepperoni or cheese pizza ready in 30 seconds or less for only $7.99. Other comfort food on offer from America’s third-largest carry-out chain includes chicken wings and signature breadsticks, all at affordable prices.

Little Caesars® Pizza, 16, #01-05 Collyer Quay, 16 Collyer Quay, Singapore 049318, Tel: (+65) 6260 5272, www.facebook.com/LittleCaesarsSingapore