Monday, June 29, 2009

Little Trinkets

I've been making little charm necklaces that are so
easy on the pocket! These are just great as little gifts
or for oneself.

Email me if you want any of these

items. They are mostly one of a kind !



Rosa - US$20



Sweet Song - US$32




Baby bunny - US$20



Corinna vintage mesh bracelet - US$25



Take me to Paris - $15

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Lush Lashies

I've been on the hunt for the perfect mascara for
as long as I can remember. I'm not a real shopaholic
when it comes to clothes but I love skincare (especially
natural or pseudo natural ones like Weleda, Aveda and
Jurlique) and cosmetics ! I used to spend hours at
cosmetic counters just trying different creams and playing
with the different colors and textures of powders and
eyeshadows. I even used to make my own scrubs and lip
balms when I had more time. Anyhow, my HG (holy grail
mascara has continued to elude me.

I bought my first mascara at 18 while on holiday in the US
and dare I say, that was the best I've ever had! It was called
`Long and Lustrous' by Revlon. I've got stick straight Asian
lashes and these made them curl without a curler! It was
glorioulsly black and it lengthened and thickened marvellously
but like all good products, they had to discontinue it soon after.
I've been on the hunt for a replacement ever since.

An abbreviated (non exhaustive) list of mascaras I've tried:
- Maybelline (different ones including the famed Great
Lash mascara : I'd give them 0/5 - 2/5 although I've
yet to try their Colossol mascara which I've heard isn't
too bad.

-Loreal Voluminous - 2/5
My lashes just flopped and it slightly thickened it
only

-Lancome Definicils - 3/5
Defines lashes but not much thickening and
lengthening.

-YSL faux cils - 3.5/5
I do like this mascara as it thickens and lenghthens
well but it smudges and is way expensive!
The waterproof version isn't as good in my humble
opinion.

- Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Neo - 4/5
My new favourite. It's a nice rich glossy black
and has the same thickening and lengthening effect
of YSL without the smudge and hefty price tag.
It's a pain to take off and my lashes do flop.

Antidote for droopy lashes :
Shidsedo mascara base. My HG when it comes
to primers. It really holds the curl ! After you've
curled your lashies, apply this as you would a normal
mascara and then your actual mascara on top.
With this in hand + Lash Enamel Glamour Neo,
I'd say my lashes are as long and thick as they're
going to get (false lashes aside) !

I hope this has helped some of you who are also
obsessed with your lashes. Do send me your
comments or drop me a note if you've got your
own HG mascara. I'd love to try that too !!

Monday, June 1, 2009

A few more items

Hehe...I'd like to think that I've been working hard.
I know I'm not as prolific in churning out designs
as quickly as some other jewelry designers but that's
because firstly, I don't usually make multiple items of the
same piece or even in the same style such that I
can merely switch different colored beads around,
although of late, I've been getting requests for some of my
more popular styles so I may modify some of my favourite
designs in future.

Furthermore, each piece usually takes me quite a while to
conceptualise and then after that, it usually entails
experimenting with the manipulation of shapes
and/or colours. I just can't help it !

I've just added 3 more new necklaces and
2 more bracelets to the Summer collection.
Hope they catch your fancy :-)



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