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Which girl can resist Taylor Swift’s Wonderstruck perfume?

Dayna — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:25:21 +0000

Check out the super gorgeous bottle! The holographic finish in shades of purple, grey and gold is just too beautiful. Mum got this for me on the flight back to Singapore yesterday¹. The scent is oh-so-sweet! I’m rarely into perfumes but this is simply too irresistible.

I think it is only sold in Changi Airport or on flights, currently not available in stores yet.

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My first Vanity Trove!

Dayna — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:49:02 +0000

I subscribed to Vanity Trove earlier this month after doing a bit of “research” around. It seems to be one of the best ones in Singapore and I’m glad to say I wasn’t disappointed at all!

Although I have to admit I was extremely surprised to receive my trove on a Sunday. I wasn’t at home to receive since I was at Kim’s; well, in fact, no one was. I told the delivery guy to simply leave it at my door hoping that nobody would take it. Luckily, it was still sitting there by the time I arrive home at 4!

Say hi to my first Trove!

April's 2012 Vanity Trove

What's in the box!

Close up of the goodies

I’m absolutely in love with this month’s Trove! So many new stuff I’m dying to try, been wanting to try Clinique since forever as Sissy has been raving about it in the past.

You simply cannot ignore how great the packaging is. Factory sealed and everything was nicely laid out in the box. Nothing was messed up during the delivery. Honestly, I am impressed!

Some closeup shots of what’s in the Trove:

Mini mag of what's in the trove

Style Hair Moisturiser

Pussy Soap

Clinique Moisture Surge

Braphy Liquid Eyeliner

K-Palette Zero Kuma Cover Control Concealer

A complimentary 60 mins spa voucher was included. Since I’m not a spa person, will most probably give this to Sissy. I’m sure she will love it!

Complimentary Spa Treatment at Masego The Safari spa

Along comes the blogshop discounts vouchers, ah, my favourites! There are some shops which I have not heard before, time to do some more shopping!

Blogshops Discount Vouchers

At S$25/month, I would say it’s worth it! Most would also feel the same way as Vanity Trove is considered one of the best beauty box subscription in Singapore¹.

Now, I’m eagerly awaiting my next trove in May!

So, what did you receive in your April’s trove? Share with us!

Well, I did my homework and there are generally very positive feedbacks on their samples and customer service.

Made specially for you – The Dancing Jewels

Dayna — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:32:52 +0000

A girl can never have too many accessories and I’m constantly at a lookout for unique pieces to match with different styles of outfits – casuals, formal, classy – for both work and play! The Dancing Jewels is one of my latest discovery – a handmade online jewellery store by Hueys, a lovely girl who shares my love for accessories.

I get mostly customised pieces from her because well, I like one-of-a-kind designs. Being the lazy me, I will just give her a general idea of what I’m looking at or which charms I prefer and ta-da, she will perform her magic.

I honestly doesn’t really have a favourite piece since I love all of them. Can’t remember since when I have started to appreciate the green colour. It’s just so calming and peaceful to look at, am I talking sense? I’m not a fan of animals too, dove is okay but besides that, I very much prefer florals which is not surprising right?

For the quality, they are pretty affordable, pieces from her collection starts at S$15 and prices for her customised pieces are from S$25 and above. The best part is international shipping is a flat rate of S$4 worldwide. So there really are affordable gems out there, we just have got to find the right one! You can stalk her on Facebook too. Not her, I really meant her collections.

That aside, Etsy is also a good place to look at for quality customised pieces – it’s a like a hub for handmade goods. I am actually also eyeing of the leather rose bib necklace.

Do you have the habit of wearing jewellery/accessories? If so, what styles are you into? The classy? The indie? The cute? Share them with us.

Note: This is not a sponsored review. All items featured were purchased. I believe good things are meant to be shared.

Bella Box – What’s that again?

Dayna — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:33:04 +0000

The “beauty box” wave has hit the shores of Singapore! I was introduced to Bella Box while surfing a few of the makeup sites recently – the concept is that you subscribe to this service for a fee (Bella Box is at S$15/month) and a gift box with samples of new skincare and cosmetics products will be delivered to you monthly. I was quite tempted to order but Sissy beat me to it!

Here’s what the box looks like:

Pretty packaging in pink!

Our March box contains:

Royal Cosmetics Royal Herb EX Cream
A’kin Lavender, Geranium & Jojoba Hand and Nail Creme
Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum
Pure Therapy Intense Nourishing Body Moist
Dermalogica Multi Active Toner
S$50 Dermalogica voucher

Honestly, I’m disappointed that it doesn’t even contains a single makeup product. I am usually quite adventurous when it comes to cosmetics but not so much on skincare. As you can see, I am not a huge fan of March’s box. I’ve tried A’Kin’s hand cream previously and it’s good, a tad too thick though.

Leave it to Sissy with her perfectly flawless skin to try out the above skincare products since I’m still battling my allergies! I will definitely prefer if they have a choice of skincare or makeup box. That would be awesome!

What's in the box for March

I’m actually consider subscribing to Glama Box which is at S$18/month, just slighty more pricey but I browsed through their products samples so far and it seems to suits me better. It’s also currently available in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan and Singapore.

A quick search also leads to to these based outside Singapore:

Have you subscribed to any of these? If not, would you?

Floral accessories are the must-have in my lookbook!

Dayna — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:09:44 +0000

So, I have been on a search for versatile pieces to spice up my daily outfits for both work and play recently. An outfit is never complete without a good dose of accessories – especially florals!

Floral bib necklaces are the must-have this season as they never fail to bring some attention to whatever outfits you are wearing. Check out these gorgeous I got from Jeanine Gabrielle last week!

The Royal Ruffle

Earth Child

I am and will always be a fan of chunky stuff. Diamonds and lace aren’t good friends of mine.

These Champagne studs are simply perfect! A remake I requested from Jean. They can match with both casuals and formals. I love it so much I plan to get them in other colours. I’m thinking of burgundy and turquoise to match with different colour themes! Too much?

Champagne Blooms

Jean has been a darling and even included a special handwritten card and key ring as a gift. And the best part is Jeanine Gabrielle ships internationally so shops away ladies!

Happy girls are the prettiest!

I admit I do have a soft spot for anything florals!

What’s your current obsession in the fashion department?

Featuring “The Closet Lover” – My favourite blogshops (Part I)

Dayna — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:43:48 +0000

It’s no hidden secret that I do most of my shopping online from clothes to casual accessories to cosmetics. I rarely get my clothes offline – prices online are more competitive, more variety (some blogshops do bring in exclusive manufactured pieces), the comfort of shopping in my own room and the ease of payments. I would like to share one of my current favourite blogshops for clothings today – The Closet Lover.

Founded by 2 sisters, Bret & Bree in 2008, The Closet Lover features a good mixture of styles to suit everyone – chic, bold, vintage and classy. I have purchased numeral pieces from them and their customer service has never disappoint me – very friendly, polite and prompt replies to emails usually in the same or next working day.

I have only compliments for their product quality, not to mention some of their pieces are very unique and exclusive only to their brand. As compared to most other blogshops, majority of their clothings are available in a variety of sizes ranging from XS to L. This should be good news for some who doesn’t fall under the typical “Singapore Free Size” category which is about a UK 6 – Small 8. I do hope that they will be bringing in more bottoms which are suitable for work. How’s gorgeous tops without matching bottoms?

For those not residing in Singapore, you should be glad to know that The Closet Lover accepts international orders; just drop them a message and they will be more than happy to advise you on the postage cost. Frequent updates can be found on their Facebook with regards to the latest launches/promotions which I stalked frequently.

Lastly, they have also very generously offered my dear readers a special discount, simply quote “Dayna” in your orders to get S$1.50 off your purchase.

So, have you shopped at The Closet Lover before? How was your experience? Share your loots with us!

Kindly note that this is not a sponsored review. I am writing purely because I had an enjoyable shopping experience with them.

Self-Indulgence makes me happy

Dayna — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:46:15 +0000

I know it’s unhealthy (for my bank account) but sometimes or rather most of the time, I really can’t help it!

After reading Bun Bun’s review on the Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner, I was very tempted to get it – the blue is simply irresistible! I succumbed to temptation when I saw BHG having a 20% sale. It was about S$12 after discount. Don’t ask me why I fell in love with blue and green. If you were to ask me a year ago, I’ll definitely tell you those were not my colours. Apparently, I thought otherwise now.

The rainbow-y eyeshadows from Manly were gifts from Kim when I went for a manicure with her last afternoon. Thanks darling! She was previously into bright colours and now a neutral-fan. For me, it’s the other way round, I still love my browns (especially Urban Decay Naked Palette) but all girls need some chirpy colours once in a while. These are so pigmented and it makes me happy just looking at them. I shall shower them with lots of love!

Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner in 45 Blue Remix & 41 Black Party

Here’s the express manicure Kim has done for me yesterday – OPI Holograms – very glittery and somehow screams “Christmas”.

A collage of all my nail designs done by Kim

Welcoming the “Great Singapore Sale”

Dayna — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:04:06 +0000

It took me a great deal of self-control to only get started on the GSS¹ yesterday. I haven’t been very kind to my wallet recently but how can we resist the discounts?

Before I start bombard you with photos of my hauls, let me raved about this new Chinese restaurant Mum and I went for lunch yesterday. We were contemplating whether to head to Crystal Jade or Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant. We ended up eating at the latter mainly because of the Set Lunch Weekdays Promotion at S$27.90 for 2 pax, it’s something like a 5 course lunch with selections of cold dish, appetizer, meat, rice, noodles etc and there were 6 dishes in total. The bill totalled up to about S$34 after including the towels, tea & GST.

I thought it was a bargain considering the food was pretty good! Much much better than the branch at Bugis which I’ve visited quite some time ago and was not impressed at all. However, this new branch at Plaza Singapura is certainly worth a try!

Set Lunch for 2

My first loot of the day – a stuffed toy much to the dismay of my Dad. He’s no fan of my huge collection of toys. Anyway, Pinky² was on sale at 50% off yesterday and it wasn’t the first time he caught my eye. I got to have him after looking at the price tags! He’s the most adorable stuffed cat ever. He’s a cat in case anyone is wondering and he has different patterns of fabric on both sides.

My new toy - Pinky

The other side of Pinky

And some other stuff I purchased this week:

2 pairs of new jeans
Black leather wedges from Nine West
Black glasses (geeky ones!)

Crystals on the back pocket of the jeans

Black leather wedges from Nine West

Geeky Glasses

What are your recent buys?

Great Singapore Sale
I named him right after we got home!

Getting into the holiday shopping mood

Dayna — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:04:53 +0000

I went on a major shopping spree with Brenda today at Orchard. We were suppose to go Karaoke but Cherlynn was down with a bad sore throat so there was a change of plans. Hope you feel better soon Cherlynn, we shall go sing again when you are well!

Shall let the photos do the talking as I’m extremely tired and sleepy now.

Lunch at New York New York

Takashimaya Beary Christmas Trees 2010

This is Takashimaya’s “Beary Christmas Tree 2010″. I prefer the 2009 version though. It’s prettier with the golden bells (see photo below taken last December).

Takashimaya Beary Christmas Trees 2009

I was showing the Photography Apps on my iPhone to Brenda and she discovered this “Actioncam” App (which I downloaded but haven’t really played with it yet). Here’s the results of our testing:

Dayna in ACTION!

Brenda in ACTION!

On a side note, Bump is a good app for sharing files, photos etc between iPhone users. Bump your friends! Though Brenda and I were bumping our iPhones together not our hands. =p

Check out Brenda’s gorgeous blogger’s namecard!! I haven’t had time to work on mine yet. I “promise” the next layout I’m putting up, it will come with a matching namecard!

Brenda's Bloggers Namecard

Loots of the day if anyone is wondering: 2 pairs of shoes (including a pair of little red shoes!), 2 tops, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of earrings and 1 hat. I haven’t been on a shopping spree for a loooonnnnnnggggg time!

What happens when 4 girls are put together?

Dayna — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:38:02 +0000

Fun, laughter, jokes and embarrassment are what you get if you put 4 girls (who are all bloggers) together. I meet up with some fellow Singapore bloggers, Ivy, Brenda and Cherlynn last Saturday during our monthly meetup session. Terry, our wonderful organiser couldn’t make it because he was sick. With one more guy, it would be a blast! We miss you Terry, hope you get well soon. We meet up at Relax Bistro at Somerset 313 for lunch and here’s a peek of what we had.

Delicious looking soup

Grilled Chicken

Cherlynn is totally (not) camera-shy!

After a hearty lunch, Brenda suggested going to the flea market near by. As I’ve never been to a flea market, I gladly agreed, so did the rest of the girls. The last time I tried to go to a flea market, I spend 2 hours trying to find my way, got lost and never made it there in the end.

Come to think of it, I’ve done a couple of things I’ve never done before that day. I have never withdraw cash from an ATM machine nor have I ever been to a flea market before Saturday. I can explain myself. Let me see, the probability of Dayna losing her wallet is 10% and the probability that she will drop some cash when she opens her wallet is 30% which is about 40% in total and this is considered high risk. To mitigate the financial risk, it’s safer for her to bring lesser cash when she leaves the house. Sounds cool? Since it was my first time, I thought it was normal that I inserted the card in the wrong direction! Ivy helped me on that and Brenda even conducted an interview with me. I feel grown up to have finally used the ATM machine (lol).

We conquered the flea market! - Photo by Brenda & edited by me

Flowery vintage top

The flea market was packed and we had a hard time trying to escape. We went across the road to the other flea market (I’m not sure if it’s suppose to be the same one) beside Cineleisure. It’s quieter and we had a better time shopping if you ignored the hot weather. Everyone bought something and I’m no exception being a hardcore shopaholic myself.

I got myself a brand new vintage flowery top for SGD 18. It was priced at SGD 20 and Brenda manage to bargain to 18 for me. Lesson learn: always try to bargain if the tops are above SGD 15. According to the girls, the top is so me! They practically know my style 101% in an hour. I thought the photo of us above is so “blogger-style”.

We were melting by the time we “conquered” the flea market. Some air-con shopping and Sakura flowers sounds like a good plan? We headed to Takashimaya excitingly to view the exhibition of live Sakura flowers and here’s what we saw…

Click here to view the embedded video.

This fantastic video is taken and edited by Brenda. You should definitely check out her post and Cherlynn’s about our outing. It has an extremely unflattering but cute (according to her) photo of me and I’m definitely not going to post that photo of myself here. :P

Sakura flowers & a really cool pose - Photo by Brenda

Cherlynn and I look kind of dumb beside Brenda’s awesome pose. It’s kind of funny how all of us did the peace sign in a lot of photographs to piss Brenda off. =D The awesome pose ended with a bang as well as Brenda fell after a few seconds. I think a few others saw it but we were too busy wondering if Brenda’s okay to bother about the attention. At least her effort was not in vain as Ivy managed to capture this great shot of us. We should all do the star jump pose the next time we meet!

The day ended with more shopping and jokes, of course. I will proudly present the joke of the day award to Cherlynn (I’ve got a feeling she’s going to kill me for this). So what happen exactly? We were trying out some clothes at Fox. Cherlynn tried out this grey superman tank and denim shorts. We thought she look great in it and urge her to grab the top. She thought the denim shorts was a bit too short. It all happened within a few seconds when she asked the big question: Do I look like a hooker in it? And the next moment, this was what we heard over the speaker: And you ain’t nothin’ but a hooker. According to Brenda, this song is titled ‘Hooker’ by Pink. It was so much of a coincident that all of us burst out laughing uncontrollably. I feel bad for exposing her in this entry, how about a little cartoon as compensation?

Cartoon illustration of the awesome photo above