VALENTINO

Baby Blues

My new baby.

Partly thanks to H who kinda like supported in half payment towards the purchase price.

 

I am taking this baby out tonight.

Have a good weekend :)

H&M COLLABORATION WITH ISABEL MARANT

It's All Gone

Yup if you have not heard the collection came and was snapped up by eager shoppers almost immediately.

 

Guilty and I admit that I did went to the H&M store to check out what the fuss was all about. I was there at almost ten in the morning thinking that I am early. Ha ha ha. I usually don't do this kind of thing but I do like Isabel Marant and her not so affordable high end collection (if you are lucky you may be able to get an item at your size at a discounted price which will still set you back at like US500 per pair of jeans).

 

I was told that there were crazy people who were lining up outside the store at five in the morning. Urmm, no thanks. By the time I was at the store the 'ever so popular jacket' was no longer available. It is not cheap at RM1300 but guess what, .... it's gone. I only had to intention to try it on and not to purchase it. But it's OK, it will creep up on E-Bay in a week's time or so.

Check out the news about the Isabel Marant for H&M launch in other countries here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2507088/Hysteria-H-M-shoppers-queue-4am-STILL-miss-Isabel-Marant--eBay-already.html

 

However, I did manage to get a few items.

 I love the canvas bags that comes with the purchase of the goods.

 

 

 

I bought three children sized sweaters, two pairs of jeans and a pair of canvas shoes.

Crown Princess of Sweden in 'the Isabel Marant for H&M Jacket' at least one month before it was launched worldwide.

 

I was eyeing the leather pants however it just doesn't work for me so I saved RM999 and I did not even manage to try on the suede booties priced at RM699 which were gone before ten a.m.

 

I think I better start to save some money waiting for Net-A-Porter year end sale as I have my eyes set on a pair of Isabel's Hidden Wedge Boots which is always out of stock.

 

Actually why do I even need a pair of boots seriously...... hmmmm. 

 

No more shopping.

 

 

 

JUMPSUITS

All In One

Who doesn't like the ease of selecting workable clothes especially in the morning when you have to prepare yourself for work and your son for school and making sure the baby is still fast asleep or you may end up having to entertain another child who wants to be carried all the time.

 

I love jumpsuits but it is really impossible to find any good looking ones in KL unless you want to pay or bomb but it is still difficult. Most nicely made jumpsuits are designed brands made and the made is more suitable to Caucasian height (I'm not that tall but at 165cm, I think it's standard Asian height.) I have bought (Asian styled) jumpsuits and it does not fit me too well as well, the crotch area is too short and I think it's meant for those shorter than 165 centimetres seriously.

 

However I have come across a few good ones, and i do think that BCBG makes really good fitting jumpsuits (though you may still need to alter the length even though you may be wearing four inch heels). Yet they cost too much and you cannot really wear jumpsuits for a whole day as toilet visits in jumpsuits is such a drag. You practically have to undress yourself just to pee. In any manner it's a really no brainer attire and I still do love them regardless.

 

 

An awesome looking jumpsuit from Roland Mouret (Net-A-Porter)

 

 

Valentino anyone? (Net-A-Porter)

 

 

(Net-A-Porter)

 

Salivate .......................

 

 

 

WINDY WEATHER

Super Light Weight Windbreaker

Yes, I am going to Nepal this Saturday.

Have just checked with the agent and the weather is pretty good (around six to 18 degree Celsius). OK so it's time to bring out some sweaters, jeans, footwear for my packing purposes.

 

I just realised that I need a jacket but not the thick heavy ones which I used to use when I was schooling in Australia (Sydney was not too cold, but hated Melbourne weather especially in August).

 

I came across the Uniqlo super light weight wind breaker which they called the Ultra Light Down. It is easy to pack and I think the plus point is definitely the weigh (or weightless) factor.

 

 

 

I bought the cream as they did not have the blue one in a smaller size.

 

The selection at the KL shop is rather limited or mostly sold off, so if you want better colours and in smaller sizes head to Setia City Mall instead (as I was there today). Uniqlo at Setia Mall carries the pumpkin, black, blue and also pink in smaller sizes but I think I am sticking with the cream colour for now.

 

LEMON & ROCK

Not Your Fruit Lemon

Ah, there are moments in our life where we are given lemons instead of a Valentino Va Va Voom Bag (wishful thinking). Most people will say when life give you lemons, go and make lemonade out of it (or maybe a lemon cake too). I wish it is that simple. Well it is a saying after all.

 

 

In my case I have been thrown with a rock .. so if I follow the advice given then I am supposed to collect the rock and build a house with it!??? Wow it will take many years and a lot of rocks being thrown my way.

 

 

I do not mind a house this great, really. More rocks please!

 

I think what is most important is never be beaten down but rise up to the occasion. There are many weird type or kind of people out there but does it mean we have to stoop as low as them. Hell NO. Show them that we are better. Some people (especially those who are related to you unfortunately) are never happy for you when you achieve greatness in your life, worse they try to put you down constantly, but life is great and beautiful. As such I choose to not be intimidated by these bunch of people and live a fruitful and happy life with my own family (instead what they do not realise is that the rock will teach me to be more patient and be resilient towards life challenges).

 

Love life always.

 

 

 

BEAUTY POST

Make Up, Beauty Brush & Ors

I was lazy last Friday so I took off from work earlier than I'm supposed to. But hey, life is too short to stay at work when you do not feel like it. Ha ha - yup you are right, the boss was away :)

 

I have been meaning to look or buy myself some new foundation or loose powder.

 

There are so many types in the store and if you imagine in the olden days, there is only one type available to our grandmother (the pressed talc powder). I am still using it though not on my face. Do you know that it is a really good powder which you can use to clean all your jewellery with. Try it.

I have heard that some people say that Asian products is suitable for Asian skin and Caucasian brand is better suited for Caucasian. I am not too sure about this statement though as I do have a few favourite products from Chanel, Nars, Smash Box, YSL just to name a few non Asian cosmetic brand. OK so I decided to sample with some Asian brand this time.

 

I have tried using Shiseido quite awhile ago as my mother is an avid fan. She only uses Shiseido period.

 

I want to try their foundation however I was not too sure of which one. So I went to Sephora website to check out which one of the Shiseido foundation that has the high rating by users so that I will know which one to pick later (sometimes I don't trust the sales person as they prefer pitching new products as required by their company to do so rather than really trying to understand what I require).

 

I tried the Sheer and Perfect Foundation and the Sheer Matifying Compact.

 

This is the Sheer and Perfect Foundation

This is the Sheer Matifying Compact

 

 

I think they are both good however I only need one product and I wish both can be combined into one. As you know compact powder is good at matifying (however it can look cakey if applied too much and looks flaky on dry area - I have combination skin just in case if you want to know) whereas foundation liquid is easy to apply minus cakey-ness, however sometimes my skin look like it had been drenched in oil (T-Zone area especially) on hot and humid days. So what I would really like is to apply the powder foundation on my T-Zone area and the liquid foundation on other areas. I did not get either at the end as I already own a few liquid foundation.

 

What I end up purchasing is a brush. Hah! Yup a really good one that is.

 

 

 

It's called the Perfect Foundation Brush

 

 

 

I hate using brushes to apply make up as I think it lacks precision (or I'm just not that good). I prefer using my fingers as I have more control. Nevertheless I am a sucker for all things good and nice. I bought the Perfect Foundation Brush after the sales person tried it on me (she's not even trying to sell it to me OK). The application of the foundation is perfect and it hides imperfection better than most brushes I have ever used. It is made of horse hair and it is super soft. I read that it's sold for USD30 (about RM99) in US and I got mine at RM95. I still prefer to apply spots of foundation on my face first rather than using the brush to pick up from the foundation from the bottle itself as it allows control on the total amount of foundation that I am applying on my face. Try it out. I really think it's worth it.

 

And the rest of my damage as below ....

 

This is the new Shiseido Ibuki range and I hope it works so that I do not need to get some small bottle of crazily prized cream from my dermatologist (though I hate to admit that it works).

Happy Monday everyone.

[I am not in the business in promoting any Brands and the reviews here are my own, besides it's kinda sad to be purchasing the product yourself and no one is paying you to promote their products]

 

LETS TALK

What Irks You

Well what annoys me? Many things of course.

 

I think encountering people who have no manners and have no consideration towards others can be one of those things that tops my list.

 

One clear example, people who uses the gym and do not have half the brain to wear proper shoes (worse bare footed) coupled with the fact that they do not have a towel to dry the gym equipments after using them.

 

The nit whit lack of shoes and a brain.

I find it amazing that people are raised to have disregard to others feelings, devoid of civic mindedness ... and the best of all major ignorance of the rules and regulations set in place (besides ignorance of the law is not a good self defense). BUT then again why should I be surprised as anything can happen in Malaysia.

 

Sadness.