Samantha Thavasa Opens in Singapore

My 3 year old kate spade wallet are all worned out and so I decided to get myself a new one. 

When I was walking around Ion Orchard last week, I didnt know that Samantha Thavasa have an outlet in Singapore! Looking around the different range of wallets they have, It's not hard to convince myself to get my new wallet there.

Front view

Back view

Top view

Inner view - 12 card holders, 1 coin holder + 2 additional pockets

Cute bow 

A closer look at the prints

For those of you who have yet to heard of the brand Samantha Thavasa, it is a japanese brand company and it is known for their popular handbag. They have many range of brands as well, Samantha Thavasa, Samantha Thavasa - New York, Samantha Thavasa - Deluxe just to name a few. They have handbags, jeweleries, accessories, wallets and many more.

Yes, they have a store now at Ion-Orchard B1 (Singapore).

For more information on Samantha Thavansa and it's other brands, you can visit http://www.samantha.co.jp. 

Here are some pictures of their autumn/winter handbag collection, hair accessories, etc.

Samantha Thavasa, a brand to stay on my lists of favourite things

An Evening with Rob Schneider

Yesterday while I was queuing to purchase Lion King - the musical ticket, I happen to notice that Rob Schneider is performing in Singapore !! I knew i have to get hold of those ticket as he is only performing for one day. Unfortunately, all of the good seats are sold out and I can only get hold of those with restricted view.

I love every minute of it. Seeing Rob Schneider in person is fortunate enough, let alone watching him perform a stand up comedy. It was AMAZING.

An Evening with Rob Schneider Tickets

An Evening with Rob Schneider - 18 Feb 2011

Manage to get a shot of Rob -- sort of

This is as close as I can get to Rob Schneider =p

It was a enjoyable event and couldn't ask for a better way to end my Friday night.

Nail Of The Week - Heart theme

Its Valentine's day tomorrow and thus I decided to do a "heart" themed nails !

What  you need :

1. 2 different shades of pink nail polish (one skin based colour like those used when you are doing french manicure, and the other a brighter shade of pink)

2. Some glitter

Steps:

1. Put on 2 layers of the nude-pink nail polish.

2. Use the brighter shade of pink nail polish to draw the out-line of heart shape of your choice, then fill in the colours ( It does not have to be in perfect shape)

3. Use glitter and outline the shape of the heart (this will further define the shape of the heart and cover any flaws of the heart drawn earlier) 

4. Put additional glitter to any place you like

Hope you'll love this and wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day =)

18 Karaats - A Girl's Best friend

I have been looking for a diamond stud earring for a while now. While I was window-shopping last weekend, I saw the store 18 KARAATS. I have walked pass this shop many times before but I didnt really walked in as the shops are pretty small and more often than so, there are no customer to be seen. Surprised was the word I have for them when I went in the store. They not only have beautiful cut diamonds, be it a pendant, bracelet, rings or earrings but the staff are also very friendly and helpful.Yes, I finally got myself the stud earring I been looking for!!

18 KARAATS' diamond are all man-made and they have similar charactertics of a real diamond. I am no expert in diamonds but one look and you would agree that their cuts are gorgeous. In addition to that, the price is definitely more affordable than those real ones. What is there not to love I must ask.

To know more about 18 KARAATS and its products, you can visit 18karaats.com

Very nice packaging

Got myself a stud earrings 

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0.5 Round Brilliant 4 Prong Studs @ $348

A closer look at the diamond

Blink Blink - Definitely one of the things on my favourite lists - checked!~

Urban Decay - Naked

There are tons of good reviews on Urban Decay-Naked pallete from make up blogs and youtube videos. Because of that, i have been trying to get hold of this palette for myself but it has been sold out for quite some time. So, last week when I heard that Sephora finally stocked this pallete up, I knew I have to get hold of them immediately. Thank god  one of my girlfriend, Merlyn was at Sephora on that day and she managed to get one for me!! Last I heard was the the palette is already sold out (within 5 days).

After getting hold of this palette, I totally understand where the many good reviews came from. 

The palette comes with 12 shades of beautiful eye shadows, a duo colour eyeliner and eyeshadow primer. All the colours are absolutely gorgeous, very pigmented and easy to apply. I can see myself wearing each and every single one of the colours be it for a 'day' or a 'night' look which makes this a good pallette to have when you are travelling ( though I have to say that it might be a little too big for your make up pouch).

Urban Decay - Naked Palette @ $73ea

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion - 3.7ml

It comes in 12 shades - day to night look all in one palette!

You can see how pigmented and beautiful each colour is

Duo Urban Decay24/7 glide-on eye-pencil

One stroke of the eyeliner and this is what you get

Urban Decay Naked palette - 12 eyeshadow shades, 2 eyeliners + primer @$73ea

Urban Decay Naked palette is so on my favourite thing list !

ZA Two-Way Foundation

ZA Two-Way Foundation by Shiseido is my all time favourite foundation. This is the first foundation I bought when I was 15 and I have been using it ever since. Reason being you can get this in any drug store like Watson's and the price is affordable.

There are a total of 8 shades for this collection and all of them contains SPF20 PA++. ZA Two-way foundation can be applied both dry (I would normally go for this) or wet (for better coverage). The reason I love this foundation so much is that it is not only easy to apply/blend but it gives a very natural finish too!

Every now and then, ZA will have a limited edition collection especially during the holiday season. This is a must-grab as it comes with a super cute packaging and a definite value for money

Limited Edition Set @33.50ea

It comes with a pouch, cosmetic case and 2 refills

I love their sparkly design

I got mine in shade no. 22

A closer look at the foundation

All the ZA compact cases that I collected over the years

Me + ZA

This is my no.1 favourite foundation brand and it is here to stay - checked!

My one two three routine

I believe many of you out there have your own daily 1,2, 3 skin care routine (i.e cleanse, tone, moisturize). 

Personally, I think you have to know your skin condition for that day. I will sometime skip part 2 (toner) depending on what I will be doing on that day. If I were to go out the whole day with lots of make up on / when my skin feels very oily, yes, it is recommended that to follow all the 3 steps skin regime as toner can helps clean away whatever your cleanser has left behind  and also minimise pores. But for those days when I have minimal or no make up on, I will skip the toner part and directly moisturize my face after cleansing it

Everyone should see toner more of an optional product and should only be used when you think your skin needs it instead of a necessity to use it everyday.

So, for my so-called 1 2 3 skincare regime, I use Dermalogica Products (I got those for sensitive-skin)

When looking for cleanser, I tend to look for a non-foaming cleanser and this by far is my favourite item from Derma.

Ultracaming cleanser 500ml @ $$113

I like how it comes in a spray bottle instead of the usual bottle where you have to use cotton bud to apply it all over your face. So now you can just spray it on your face and use a clean hand to rub it evenly over your face

Soothing protection spray 250ml @ $76

I got myself two types of moisturizer (Skin Smoothing Cream and Barrier Repair)

Skin Smoothing Cream is more of an everyday use for me

Skin smoothing cream 100ml @ $121

Barrier Repair is a more of like a gel type, it melts easily into sensitized skin and can help repair damage from environmental agression . I use this once a week

Barrier repair 30ml @ $82

I got myself a travel kit size as well

I love Derma products as it does not contain any artificial fragrance or colour which makes it suitable for the sensitive skin I have. Another product on my list of favourite things