Nars Orgasm

Just like I had mentioned previously, this post will kick start the series of makeup items which I'm currently using, and also some of my favourites.

Up first is the highly raved Nars Orgasm blusher.

I was so happy to find the Nars counter at Suvarnabhumi Airport that I told the boyfriend I had to get the Nars Orgasm.
I was contemplating to get the Nars Super Orgasm or the good ol' Orgasm, but I finally chose the latter after doing 1 round in the airport.
Not too sure if it has already reached the shores of our sunny island but this is 1 of the most satisfying buys from my BKK trip.

Here's a little history of Nars:
NARS Cosmetics is a Shiseido-owned cosmetics and skin care company founded by François Nars, make-up artist and photographer.
The minimalist packaging was created by Fabien Baron and has been hailed as a modern design icon.
Product shades carry provocative names like 'Orgasm', 'Deep Throat', 'Striptease,' and 'Sex Machine'. NARS 'Orgasm' blush is one of their most top-selling products, being Best of Sephora's Best Blush for 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Read more here.

As I do not have any photos of the colour swatch with me at present, you can also google it and find swatches done by some amazing beauty bloggers out there.

Alternatively, you can view a detailed post of the other swatches of the Nars blusher range here.

Back and unsatisfied

Ok, I'm officially back, but totally unsatisfied with this trip.
Touched down on the sunny shores on Tuesday, got back to work on Wednesday.
Big big bummer, cos I was feeling out of sorts for the past 2 days, like I didn't have the energy or some drive to move.

Anyways, BKK has changed quite a bit from the last I had visited it.
More shopping centres, less night markets, and everything was getting so commercialised.
I guess the amount of shops in Platinum Mall and Chatuchak kinda overwhelmed me that I was quite lost as to what to pick out and buy. =(
Double bummer was that people weren't as friendly as previous, and everything was just way overpriced.
We'd got cheated quite a couple of times, and had to tell ourselves that it's their ricebowls they are doing this for.

On the brighter note, the hotel was fabulous, food was glorious, company was awesome.

The hotel had arranged for a junior suite for us (which I really didn't think much of).
But it was good - a kitchenette upon the entrance, a living area (complete with telly and sound sound system) slightly further in.

The room was to the left and it had quite a view of the Pratunam area, from the 20th storey.

They had decorated the comfy king sized bed with rose petals and rolled up towel swans as well =)

Loots wise, as mentioned above, I wasn't very satisfied with the buyings.
But I had still managed to fish out some nice pieces for the shop.
Bear with me, the shop is still going through some bits of changes and hopefully it will make its grand opening by the end of nxt month.

I was quite happy when I got these

1st up: 4 pairs of shoes (seems like I've bought a year's worth of shoes already)

melissa x vivienne westwood jellies
I'm totally in love with this pair =)

melissa x the little prince
I'm into the Little Prince, and I knew this pretty piece was a must.

I saw this pair in HK last Sept and I knew my heart was still itching for it. =)

So 3 pairs of melissa pumps and the last was a pair of wood clog-wedges.

Something alone the line, but the wedges were very comfy.
So at 120baht, it was a steal!

Catch me next as I will share some cosmetic loots (Nars and VS) in my next post. =)

Back and unsatisfied

Ok, I'm officially back, but totally unsatisfied with this trip.
Touched down on the sunny shores on Tuesday, got back to work on Wednesday.
Big big bummer, cos I was feeling out of sorts for the past 2 days, like I didn't have the energy or some drive to move.

Anyways, BKK has changed quite a bit from the last I had visited it.
More shopping centres, less night markets, and everything was getting so commercialised.
I guess the amount of shops in Platinum Mall and Chatuchak kinda overwhelmed me that I was quite lost as to what to pick out and buy. =(
Double bummer was that people weren't as friendly as previous, and everything was just way overpriced.
We'd got cheated quite a couple of times, and had to tell ourselves that it's their ricebowls they are doing this for.

On the brighter note, the hotel was fabulous, food was glorious, company was awesome.

The hotel had arranged for a junior suite for us (which I really didn't think much of).
But it was good - a kitchenette upon the entrance, a living area (complete with telly and sound sound system) slightly further in.

The room was to the left and it had quite a view of the Pratunam area, from the 20th storey.

They had decorated the comfy king sized bed with rose petals and rolled up towel swans as well =)

Loots wise, as mentioned above, I wasn't very satisfied with the buyings.
But I had still managed to fish out some nice pieces for the shop.
Bear with me, the shop is still going through some bits of changes and hopefully it will make its grand opening by the end of nxt month.

I was quite happy when I got these

1st up: 4 pairs of shoes (seems like I've bought a year's worth of shoes already)

melissa x vivienne westwood jellies
I'm totally in love with this pair =)

melissa x the little prince
I'm into the Little Prince, and I knew this pretty piece was a must.

I saw this pair in HK last Sept and I knew my heart was still itching for it. =)

So 3 pairs of melissa pumps and the last was a pair of wood clog-wedges.

Something alone the line, but the wedges were very comfy.
So at 120baht, it was a steal!

Catch me next as I will share some cosmetic loots (Nars and VS) in my next post. =)

I'm off to BKK!

Here's something I'm hoping to wear when I'm jet-setting! =)

See u in 5!

Prelude: Bangkok 2011

A prelude to my trip tomorrow:

On the contrary, I won't be having window seats this time as we had gotten the saver fares.
What a bummer =(

A tribute to all window seats here.

Tell me it will be a good day tomorrow.

Despite being sick and dizzy yesterday, I had quite a good alone time cos I managed to clear out my loots from the other cupboard.
Yes, you've heard me right, I have.. 1 stretch of wardrobe in my previous room, and a 2-door cupboard in my current room.
As I usually dump the stuff (with their respective bags) in the cupboard, I realised I had to sort them out in order to make space for the new stuff coming back from BKK.
But as I dug out more stuff (even stuff which I had forgotten that I bought before), I was quite turn off by the shopaholic in me.
I had excess of cosmetics and dresses.
Thank god, the shoe-aholic in me didn't work up for these few months, neither did the bagaholic part.
I managed to not buy shoes and bags (except for the mooks I really like) and I think I'm doing good cos I have half the storeroom filled with shoes and 2 storage boxes of bags.
Sighs, and thank god I had decided to pack my cupboard cos I'm at the amber light of buying more stuff.
Looking through, I found some really good stuff which I bought previously and that should last me for a good few years/months ahead, so that's like a reminder not to buy anymore!

Ok back to happy Thursday, I'm really happy cos it's a short week, and moreover it's like another 24 hours til I depart for BKK.
*ishallnotshopformyself!*
Ok, the key thing for this trip is to buy, but for the shop.
I want to share good stuff with people out there.
Let's see if I can adhere to it.

I created this safari themed look of the day cos I'm really in holiday mood now.
And I feel africa-ish. Hah!

The following looks were done previously when I was really bored in office:

This look is very... preppy.
Something I'd wear to the library and check out some geeks there. ;)

Ok, this is me.
Black and white.
Dots.
Scarf.
Biker jacket.
Sleek hair.
Oxford heels.
Totally something I'd wear everyday to work.

Help me out now, what should I wear to board the plane tomorrow?

Tell me it will be a good day tomorrow.

Despite being sick and dizzy yesterday, I had quite a good alone time cos I managed to clear out my loots from the other cupboard.
Yes, you've heard me right, I have.. 1 stretch of wardrobe in my previous room, and a 2-door cupboard in my current room.
As I usually dump the stuff (with their respective bags) in the cupboard, I realised I had to sort them out in order to make space for the new stuff coming back from BKK.
But as I dug out more stuff (even stuff which I had forgotten that I bought before), I was quite turn off by the shopaholic in me.
I had excess of cosmetics and dresses.
Thank god, the shoe-aholic in me didn't work up for these few months, neither did the bagaholic part.
I managed to not buy shoes and bags (except for the mooks I really like) and I think I'm doing good cos I have half the storeroom filled with shoes and 2 storage boxes of bags.
Sighs, and thank god I had decided to pack my cupboard cos I'm not at the amber light of buying more stuff.
Looking through, I found some really good stuff which I bought previously and that should last me for a good few years/months ahead, so that's like a reminder not to buy anymore!

Ok back to happy Thursday, I'm really happy cos it's a short week, and moreover it's like another 24 hours til I depart for BKK.
*ishallnotshopformyself!*
Ok, the key thing for this trip is to buy, but for the shop.
I want to share good stuff with people out there.
Let's see if I can adhere to it.

I created this safari themed look of the day cos I'm really in holiday mood now.
And I feel africa-ish. Hah!

The following looks were done previously when I was really bored in office:

This look is very... preppy.
Something I'd wear to the library and check out some geeks there. ;)

Ok, this is me.
Black and white.
Dots.
Scarf.
Biker jacket.
Sleek hair.
Oxford heels.
Totally something I'd wear everyday to work.

Help me out now, what should I wear to board the plane tomorrow?

Tell me it will be a good day tomorrow.

Despite being sick and dizzy yesterday, I had quite a good alone time cos I managed to clear out my loots from the other cupboard.
Yes, you've heard me right, I have.. 1 stretch of wardrobe in my previous room, and a 2-door cupboard in my current room.
As I usually dump the stuff (with their respective bags) in the cupboard, I realised I had to sort them out in order to make space for the new stuff coming back from BKK.
But as I dug out more stuff (even stuff which I had forgotten that I bought before), I was quite turn off by the shopaholic in me.
I had excess of cosmetics and dresses.
Thank god, the shoe-aholic in me didn't work up for these few months, neither did the bagaholic part.
I managed to not buy shoes and bags (except for the mooks I really like) and I think I'm doing good cos I have half the storeroom filled with shoes and 2 storage boxes of bags.
Sighs, and thank god I had decided to pack my cupboard cos I'm not at the amber light of buying more stuff.
Looking through, I found some really good stuff which I bought previously and that should last me for a good few years/months ahead, so that's like a reminder not to buy anymore!

Ok back to happy Thursday, I'm really happy cos it's a short week, and moreover it's like another 24 hours til I depart for BKK.
*ishallnotshopformyself!*
Ok, the key thing for this trip is to buy, but for the shop.
I want to share good stuff with people out there.
Let's see if I can adhere to it.

I created this safari themed look of the day cos I'm really in holiday mood now.
And I feel africa-ish. Hah!

The following looks were done previously when I was really bored in office:

This look is very... preppy.
Something I'd wear to the library and check out some geeks there. ;)

Ok, this is me.
Black and white.
Dots.
Scarf.
Biker jacket.
Totally something I'd wear everyday to work.

Help me out now, what should I wear to board the plane tomorrow?

LOTD with Looklet - 3

Here's something up for a not so good looking Wednesday:

I did this look for Monday but I've been busy packing stuff into my luggie the past few days, thus I can only post it for the look of Wednesday.
I'm kinda stuck as to what to wear over in the extremely burning Bangkok.
Definitely no reds nor yellows.
Cool white will be good to reflect off those rays, but I'm running low on white stuff (I'm more of a black person cos it makes me look slimmer, heh).
Should I stick with sun dresses or cool cotton rompers or just plain ol' shorts n tees.
Footwear has been settled - I shall survive my entire trip with my good and survived-angkor-wat-haviannas sandals.
Tell me what shall I wear, and also not to overload my luggie (I'm soooo glad I can check in my luggie this time).

Another mission of this trip, other than to sink into the soft beds of sticky rice and mango, is to stock up on my shop's inventory.
Yes, you've heard me right, MY SHOP. =)
I don't really want to jump on those short-term-money-making bandwagon but I really do like the idea of selling something to everyone online.
Of course, I'm not looking at those cheap cotton flimsy stuff you can get down the streets of Bugis Village at 10 bucks.
I'm really into bringing in the "Artistry" styled clothes.
Something along the lines of designer-chic, structured basics stuff.
Oh yes, I'm quite excited, cos it's not limited to clothes only, there will be (hopefully enough money for) other stuff like accessories and even furnitures! =D
Ok, basically, the direction for my shop is: To bring pretty stuff nearer to you, in bids to help you create a better and beautiful environment, something along that line.
If this really takes off (I'm keeping my fingers crossed), we will prolly take off to more places to find and bring back more "Artistry"-styled stuff.
It's like.. not so much of the returns but more of the process - of doing something I like (something I learnt from Glee).
Like what I had mentioned, I don't expect much returns from this little shop but I really do hope that it will bring me nearer to my goal of having a real, physical shop or heaven-on-earth as I'd call it, to get me off from this world. =)

Anyone as excited as me yet?

Fashion Browsing - Luella Bartley

Was browsing through some style magazines and I came across the works of this English designer - Luella Dayrell Bartley.
Her recent runway show was attractive, in fact, impressive to me.

So pretty!
In fact, all of the dresses are something I'd wear!
What think you?