Christmas is right round the corner, although it’s a time of giving, don’t forget to pamper yourself too! Featuring my Christmas nails, done at 3D Nails. I've always leave the shop in awe at my beautifully hand-drawn nails. After a beauty event at Etude House, I've realised it looks easier than actually doing it. The precision and steady hands, hands down to Janet who drew these on my nails. Totally worth the hour or two sitting there! A plus point about what I like getting my nails done at 3D Nails is that they uses vitamin-infused gel polish (primer, base and top coat), so that your nails won’t be damaged or frail from excessive usage of chemicals from gel manicures.

The highlight of my nails would be on my thumbs, with Santa Clause on the left and a Penguin on the right. If you are interested in my nail’s design set, it is also available at $35.

Otherwise, there are other designs available this Christmas above at a reasonable price of S25/set. Don’t say I bo jio, right now there is a gel manicure promotion going at $30 + free return soak off. Furthermore, if you quote ‘Nikki’ there is a 10% off all services.

Delifrance has also introduced a new array of pastries, Almond Croissant | $4.50 - presenting a new spin on its signature French croissant, which produce a honeycomb like interior and that is a testament to the bakers's artisanal finesse. The Almond Croissant is topped with generous amount of crispy almond flakes and snow powder. 

The three new crumbly with a golden-brown crust tarts includes Lemon Tart | $4.50 - loving the tangy and zest flavours from the combination of lemon juice, lemon curb and thin layer of white chocolate. Chocolate Tart | $4.50 - filled with Belgian chocolate, with a glazed top layer and a ganache cream of 64% chocolate content at the bottom layer. Almond Pear Tart | $3.80 - chockfull of pear slices married with almond cream, followed by sprinkling almond flakes and confectionery sugar over the top. The tart is slightly different because it is made with piquant ground almonds. Undoubtedly, my pick would be the lemon tart!

Not forgetting Delifrance's classic Madeleine, Chocolate Madeleines and Blueberry Madeleines | $4.80/each (6 pieces in a box) - expanded so that you will be spoiled for choices with two additional flavours. The shell-shaped have crisp exteriors and yet extremely moist interior. My choice would be the chocolate ones.

Note that the Tarts are NOT available at Great World City and Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 outlets. The rest are available at all outlets.

This season, Delifrance celebrates the festive by introducing a smorgasbord of French specials and signatures prepared by master bakers, patissiers and chefs. Not a fan of cooking or just don’t want to make a mess in the kitchen? You can now bring home these beautifully decorated dishes such as Traditional Roast Turkey | $90 (5.4kg) - a classic Christmas focus on every Christmas table. The juicy turkey is stuffed with flavourful chestnut and marinated with Cajun spice. Savour it with cranberry sauce and chicken gravy. 

Another classic dish served during Christmas, Honey Glazed Chicken Ham | $50 (2kg) - a succulent chicken ham baked to golden brown and glazed with honey, served with tangy pineapple sauce. Roasted New Zealand Striploin Beef | $68 (2kg) - cured with Chef’s seasoning and topped with pepper sauce for the extra sizzle to the season. The beef is served slightly pink in the centre.

Christmas can’t do without a log cake, Delifrance got it cover with a variety of 3 log cakes to choose from and all weights at 1kg. Indulge in Delifrance signature, Joy of Delifrance | $60 - this log cake is made with pillowy chocolate sponge layered with 100% Valrohna Fine French Chocolate. It is known for its velvety texture and the smiley log face that the children fancy. As it is 100% Valrohna I expected it to be slightly bitter, but it isn’t.

Never judge a book by its cover with White Chocolate and Raspberry | $48 - sweet white chocolate sponge combined with the thick tangy raspberry coulis. It may look simple but it's pleasing on the palette, no wonder it’s the crowd pleaser during the tasting session. Matcha Azuki | $48 - as the name define it, this is a Japanese inspired matcha-enriched sponge roll with sweet Azuki beans. Sadly, the Azuki beans weren’t distinctive enough.

Other sweet treats like Festive Eclairs | $8 (4 pieces in a box) - made from choux dough and is available in Chocolate, Coffee, Vanilla and Rose flavours. Also, Season’s Macarons | $20 (8 pieces in a box) - comes in colours of the merry seasons, Peppermint and Raspberry flavours. They could go light with the colouring though. 

All the above are available for ordering at www.delifrance.com.sg. Self collection will be made available till 3 January 2016, 11am or 5pm. The last day for Christmas Day collection is on 21 December 2015, 3pm.

Not having a party at home? No worries, you can celebrate Christmas at their outlets with Santa Roasted Half Spring Chicken | $14.90 - tender chicken marinated with Chef’s secret recipe and topped it off with a moreish rosemary sauce. Alternatively, Santa Baked Chicken Roulade | $13.90 - baked chicken tight rolled with spinach chicken moose.

Do visit www.delifrance.com.sg/outlets for the list of outlets.

Masizzim (ma-see-sim) is yet another Korean food concept brought to you by K Food Holdings, also the folks behind Chir Chir Fusion Chicken Factory in Singapore. Masizzim can be translated to delicious stew in Korean and they serve a variety of traditional and modern Korean dishes in hearty portions. What distinguish them from other Korean restaurants would be their signature stews, Beef Rib Stew, Pork Rib Stew and Spicy Chicken Stew.