Lost In Paradise

[Giveaway status: Closed]

I will be giving away this dress to one reader. Scroll to end of this post to find out how to participate in this giveaway.

The Nutcracker dress - Dressabelle | Plaid shirt - Bugis Street | Clinic Wedges - Taobao

I want to start off this post with something really positive (besides the fact that I am doing a giveaway again)! One morning in school as I was about to buy my usual cup of coffee, I realized that I had run out of cash. I asked if the store allowed other forms of payment, the cashier told me that they are unable to do that. Just as I was about to leave the drink stall, she offered to pay for my drink first, and told me there's no rush to returning her the $1.40. At that moment I was just so touched that a stranger was so kind to me. To think that someone I barely knew understood the importance of coffee for exhausted students like me, and to think that she trusted me to return the money... I have almost forgotten that there are indeed kind souls around us!

Okay that was really random but it seriously kept me happy for days. Anyway, I bet you guys are sick of seeing me in leather and velvet or lace all the time but I just cannot help it! For this outfit, I tied a plaid shirt around my waist to give it a more street-style vibe. Since the weather is cool currently you can wear your shirt over whenever it's freezing. I picked a pair of statement wedges but you can pretty much go with sneakers too! If edgy is not your thing, simply grab a pair of gold pumps and a nice clutch and you'll be looking understatedly glamourous. A black dress with different textures is easy to match without being too boring. Having in mind that there's probably lots of flash photography during Christmas parties, velvet is the perfect thing to wear because it reflects light, making you stand out even if you are wearing a black colour piece. I want to give this dress to one of you so that you can wear this for Christmas!

How to participate in this giveaway:

1. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram!

2. Leave a comment under this post stating your Twitter and Instagram username.

3. Deadline: 13 December 2012, Thursday, 11.59pm (GMT+08:00)

I will announce the winner on Twitter right after the deadline. The result of giveaway will be generated by random.org.

Giveaway open to SG residents only. 

Photos by JJ

Thank you so much and good luck!

Chic Kiss Love - The Market Place

The Chic Kiss Love Market Place is an online sale event where you can shop from 30+ online labels, all at once! Knowing that many of my readers here are avid online shoppers, CKL might solve your problem having to open multiple windows of all your favourite blog shops. From now till 10 December 2012, sale items can go as low as $5. Of course, shipping is free within Singapore and Malaysia. 

What so special about The Market Place?

• All items on site will be tagged according to various attributes. For example: #Floral, #Red dress, #Christmas, etc. Recommended tags such as those Recently Searched,  Most Searched, and Best Sellers will be automatically tagged to items based on their on-site activity. 
• The powerful filtering system allow users are able to browse through items through intuitive categories such as different price points, colours, occasions and brands to make for quicker shopping. 

Visit the Market Place now and experience shopping for yourself!

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You Can Stand Under My Umbrella

Edgy Mesh Dress - Dressabelle | Suede boots - Topshop | Fringe sling - Mango | Sun hat - Daiso

How ironic is it that I was wearing a sun hat on a rainy afternoon? I swear Daiso has some of the best accessories at awesome prices, some people call Daiso 'the second scariest place in Singapore after Watsons'. This hat is a prime example - good quality, good price, lesser maintenance than suede! Doesn't my dress remind you of a modern Tinkerbell-turned-bad? I like that it makes me look like I am wearing a tube dress over a tee without the discomfort. It has a classic silhouette with bustier details and I really think the lines made my waist appear smaller! I thought a bright red lipstick brought out the red even more in my all black ensemble. 

As a fashion blogger, one of my most feared condition when I shoot is...rain. When it rains, that's it. My hair flattens, leather shoes ruined. But I guess my perception of wet weather changed when my photographer taught me to appreciate water because the transparency gives photographs an unique quality that sun beans never could. Well, the photos turned out beautiful don't you think? Almost immediately, I felt like myself again - dancing, jumping, swirling in the rain with a coincidentally matching umbrella which belongs to the office. You can stand under my umbrella, ella ella eh eh eh *chants*

Photos by JJ

Some People Are Strange

KATE cosmetics sent me some of their key makeup products from the A/W 12 collection to play around in a shoot. A makeup haul is like a dream come true for me! Among the many items, the Powderless Liquid Foundation being my favourite, has a unique technology that sets the foundation to a velvety (almost powder) finish within 30 seconds. It blended like a dream and did not budge throughout the 6 hour long shoot. The Eyebrow Colour is a tinted brow gel that fills and neaten your eyebrows and I absolutely adore the subtle golden tint. It is a fantastic product for those who already has relatively full brows but want more focus to them. It also works if you want to lighten your brows. Lastly, the Slim Create Powder comes in a highlighting and a contouring shade in one compact. The flat but wide brush makes contouring so easy and precise! I like that the highlighter is neither frosty nor glitter; just the right amount of sheer brightening effect. This is the product that I always carry with me to touch up with during photo shoots because who doesn't love chiseled cheekbones?

Fun fact according to Lenne the photographer:

The Kitsune dress by Lion Earl is the dress that Andrej Pejic brought home as a souvenir during Digital Fashion Week!

Photographer: LENNE CHAI

Stylist: VENETIA SNG

Makeup: ULI CHAN

Hair: MARK CHENG

Model: BARBORA UHROVA (Looque)

Special Thanks to Kate Cosmetics and Lion Earl

Oxblood

Draped Leatherette Cardigan - Dressabelle | Chiffon blouse - Newlook | Pants - Zara | Suede wedges - Brash

Sephora lipstick in Bewtich Me

Having seen all the dark, vampy lips on the Givency FW 12/13 runway recently, it only gave me more reasons to further cultivate my obsession with dark lipsticks. What I have on is actually a dark purple with a creamy consistency, I cannot wait to try other shades like dark cherry and grey-brown. My makeup was inspired by the Skyfall movie - I absolutely love how stunning Sévérine looked at the Casino in her lace dress. Of course, it is more realistic to keep the eye makeup minimum during the day. If you need help creating a look like this, I recommend watching this video tutorial!

Oxblood is undeniably the colour to wear for the year-end holidays because it looks so gorgeous on everybody! I paired a sheer blouse with a leather cardigan/jacket. I honestly think this jacket is perfect -  with the majority being made faux leather and the rest jersey cotton, it's easy to wear in humid weather. It also has draping details on the front and a cropped back. Probably one of the best mixed-fabric leather jackets I have seen in a long time.

Photos by JJ

Sunny Afternoon

Can someone explain to me what is that universal appeal to photographing pastries and looking at pastries? Like most people on Instagram, I admit I am addicted too. Yeah, one of those 'annoying foodies' who are too enthusiastic to share what they are having for brunch. I thought I was the weirdo who always take at least twenty pictures of my food before digging in, end up my best friend Mandy started doing the same haha! What an awesome feeling to have a girlfriend who acts is just as ridiculous as me; we were having fun in our own little world, ignoring everyone else in the cafe.

My favourite cafe is Tiong Bahru Bakery, located at the old Tiong Bahru Estate. I have blogged about it before, talked about it so much because it is one of my favourite places to chill out. An afternoon out with Mandy eventually led to meaningless photo taking with random trees and garbage bins. Enjoy :)

Outfit of the day:

Dream catcher earrings - Beadstreet

Blouse - Sugarlips

Leather shorts - Shanghai

Fringe sling - Mango

Pascal boots - Dr. Martens

Photos by Mandy and me.

Soiree Spike

Image courtesy of ashburyskies.com

Jeffrey Campbell Soiree is probably one of their best selling shoes ever after the Lita and it is easy to see why. A lot of you have been asking me about where I bought my Soiree Silver (read my review here) and they're actually from Ashybury Skies. I had a good experience with them and international shipping is free when you enter a discount code, which can be found on site under 'Shipping'. Soiree is back, in spikes this time! WOW. I would get those if I haven't gotten a pair. So yeah, just wanted to share with my readers! Go get them quickly because Soirees tend to run out pretty fast...

Link: http://www.ashburyskies.com/jeffrey-campbell-soiree-spike-black/