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These Asia’s Most Influential honourees are in the business of making people look good and feel good, creating successful brands that are recognised beyond their borders

SINGAPORE Less a trendspotter than a tastemaker, entrepreneur Cynthia Chua seems to possess an unerring instinct for creating successful concepts. Chua’s Spa Esprit Group currently owns 15 brands, ten of which are F&B outlets; these include Tiong Bahru Bakery, Common Man Coffee Roasters and Tippling Club. And yet the group is still very much known for its presence in beauty and wellness, where it got its start. The initial success of Spa Esprit in 1996 provided Chua with the impetus to create the waxing chain Strip, eyebrow grooming salon Browhaus, retailer Beauty Emporium, and luxury intimate care brand Two Lips, which opened its first physical store in late 2021. Today, Spa Esprit Group brands are in more than 70 outlets throughout Asia, including Manila, Bangkok, Shanghai and Hong Kong. TAIWAN…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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