We’re in love with the brand new Crazy Rich Asians movie trailer and while we wait for the film’s release on we’re going to bide our time by doing what the CRAs do best—shop. Specifically, in Hong Kong Harbour City, which has over 450 shops with 320 of them beauty brands.
To cop the CRA beauty look, it’s all about mixing hard-to-find products with makeup steals. Popular drugstore brands dot the two million square-foot shopping paradise on Victoria Harbour, but for one’s luxe fix, prestige brands such as Shu Uemura, Clé de Peau Beauté, Aesop, RMK, Fresh and—just recently—UK phenom Charlotte Tillbury are ready with their wares. Korean skincare giants Laneige and Sulwhasoo are also on hand to give you K-Pop-worthy skin, and designer brands such as Tom Ford, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Louboutin and Giorgio Armani will match your straight-from-the-runway ensembleEnsembleA complete, coordinated outfit in which each garment and accessory is chosen to work together as one look. Stylists build ensembles around a theme, color story, or occasion, and theGo to Ensemble Glossary with catwalk-ready makeup.
With Hong Kong a mere two hours away, it’s easy to make like Rachel Chu, Astrid Teo or (our favorite) Goh Peik Lin and get our beauty fix the crazy rich asian way.
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Harbour City in Hong Kong has over 450 shops, 320 of them beauty brands, according to MEGA. The two million square-foot complex on Victoria Harbour carries popular drugstore brands alongside prestige names, which MEGA presents as an easy way to build a Crazy Rich Asians beauty look.
MEGA lists Shu Uemura, Clé de Peau Beauté, Aesop, RMK, Fresh and, most recently, Charlotte Tilbury among the prestige brands at Harbour City. Korean skincare brands Laneige and Sulwhasoo are also there, along with designer names such as Tom Ford, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Louboutin and Giorgio Armani.
MEGA says the Crazy Rich Asians beauty look comes from mixing hard-to-find products with makeup steals. Harbour City supports this by pairing drugstore brands with prestige labels, and designer brands there are described as offering catwalk-ready makeup to match runway-style outfits, with Laneige and Sulwhasoo suggested for K-pop-worthy skin.
Hong Kong is a mere two hours away from the Philippines, according to MEGA, which makes a beauty shopping trip to Harbour City easy to plan. The feature frames the trip as a way to channel Rachel Chu, Astrid Teo or Goh Peik Lin from Crazy Rich Asians.
Harbour City is a two million square-foot shopping destination on Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong with more than 450 shops. MEGA describes it as a shopping paradise where about 320 stores are beauty brands, ranging from popular drugstore labels to prestige and designer names.
