[Fashion] Magazine that kills

Just want to introduce you my favourite magazine a.k.a. my fashion bible  (if you haven't heard of it)- the original Japanese Vivi. Not Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore/Malaysia version, but the true blue Japanese Vivi. I'm not saying that other versions are not good but Japanese version is the thickest (think 400 pages), the most informational and the one who's leading the other versions.

Vivi May 2013 Issue

Like other Japanese magazines, it comes with おしゃれ (o-sha-re, means fashionable Japanese) free gift from time to time. For May issue, they are giving out a trendy monotone tote. Although it's not of high quality, it's trendy and let's be frank,the monotone trend will most likely fade off after a month or 2, so high quality is not needed here =x Sometimes, the magazine also has sub-issue like the one shown at bottom left-　ヘアアレンジ (hair arrangement) look book.

The reasons why I said it kills:

1. It kills both girls and boys.

All their models have angel's face +  devil's body, especially famous Lena Fujii and the up and coming Reina Triendl. 

2. It kills your eyes.

More than 500 clothes combinations (my estimate, may be more) in every issue. And you will have hard time trying to focus on just one combination at a time.

3. It kills your brain.

They help you summarise what's IN in the season and demonstrate the trends in ways that you can wear it in your daily life (unlike those fashion runway style). Basically, you don't need to understand Japanese at all, what you need to do is to look at the pretty models in pretty clothes in the pretty pictures.

4. It kills other magazines.

They cover various styles from sexy to cute to casual to mode, etc. You don't need to buy other fashion magazines when you have Vivi.

p/s:But if you're into mori or harajuku, you might want to skip this magazine. 

5. It kills your money.

Not because it's very expensive but it puts a spell on you to spend on the latest fashion and crave for Japanese fashion brands that do not exist in Singapore e.g. Lily Brown, titty&Co., Snidel, just to name a few...

6. It kills your time.
Other than clothes combinations, it also teaches you the latest makeup and the most trendy hairdo (the hair arrangement look book covers around 50 styles) so you can kill your time when you're bored.

Now, tell me how not to hate love this magazine???

[Skincare] Laneige - part of Korea shopping loots =x

Other than Too Cool for School that I mentioned in previous post, another big part of my $$ went to...
A full Laneige set + 2 water sleeping pack! =x
Had been wanting to get a new set of skincare since a beautician told me SKII might be too mature for my skin and my Kose trial set was going to an end soon. This moisturizing series is just so famous and their ambassador, Song Hye Kyo's angelic face is just so convincing...So I'd planned to get these way before my trip (not impulse buy k!) as the price is much friendlier in Korea. I got all these (7 items in total) at around sgd 200. And I believe all these can last for at least 9 months =)

1. Foam Cleanser - clean the face thoroughly to get rid of dirt and remaining makeup! I think this is the MOST important step; all essence apply afterwards would be a waste if your face is not clean (Imagine you pores are still full of your makeup.. ewww..)
2. Power Essential Skin Refiner - the first step after cleaning my face.
3. Balancing Emulsion - use after the skin refiner to enhance the effect.
4. Time Freeze Essence- I realised I have some fine wrinkles!!! I am so pissed off with myself for not taking good care of my skin so I've got this Time Freeze Essence. It better really freezes the time! Hope it will help me to look like a sweet 18 every year **cross fingers =P
5. Water Bank Moisture Cream - Song Hye Kyo's favourite product among all Laneige products! Like what she said, it really keeps our face moisturised (I can still feel the cream after a good night sleep).
6. The legendary water sleeping pack - apply before sleep. It works like a mask but it's more convenient 'coz you do not need to wash off after applying =)

It's advised to use either Time Freeze Essence or Water Sleeping pack as the last step of the regime so you won't over burden my face. 

That's all for my beauty regime. 

How about yours?

[Fashion] a BRIGHT spring

Warning: a very brief post to show off my new purchase =x

It's finally spring (in countries with 4 seasons)! That means no more thick, heavy clothes with long sleeves on shelves. It's time for the dull colors to be out of the racks for a while and let pastel and neon colors to SHINE! 

The first thing I've got for my 'spring' (ok, the truth is I shop from time to time **guilty...) is this neon pink converse. It comes in yellow, orange, green and blue as well but of course I've to get the pink one since pink is my LOVE~ 

They have sizes for both kids and adults so you can have couple sneakers, mother-daughter sneaker, father-son sneaker, etc. haha... **lame...

An ordinary sneakers with an extraordinary colors =P

A close-up. 

p/s: Do not get this if solid pink is what you're looking for. 

Like what I've said, they have sizes for kids and adults. With my small feet, I've got kids size.. size 2 =.=|| I think the sales person disbelieved when I asked for size 2 (the biggest size for kids is 3) and surprised by the fact that I actually managed to 'squeeze' in and bought it.. hehe.. My tiny feet helped me to save 20 bucks! But don't envy, I think one's shoe size is strongly related to his/her height; if you're tall, your feet are bigger, and vice versa. After all, you don't need much support from you feet when you're hmmm... short, right?

 Can't wait to wear this out!

Shall post my outfit soon~

[Outing] Ann Siang Hill- Kki cafe (ケーキ)

It's a rare day whereby Mr.C and I do not need to work (He works on weekdays and I work on weekends for now) so we tried to 'explore' Singapore a bit by randomly picked a place that we've never been before. As I remembered some nice photos posted by a friend on Facebook, we decided to go to Ann Siang Hill- a small hill (really small) near Chinatown which is now full of quirky shops and newly open 'hidden' cafes. So if you're looking for something unique such as handmade accessories, retro decorations, clothes that are different from your friends who wear mainstream labels or even drinks and pastries that are different from Starbucks, here's the place. 

I didn't take a lot of photos (almost all are in the cafe that we patronized) as it's an impromptu trip thus we didn't bring along the bulky camera. All photos are taken by phone.

What I wore today::

'Tutu' one-piece (Lowrys Farm)

Denim Jacket (New Look)

Floral Shorts (MDS)

Sling Bag (Charles & Keith)

Gold Glitter Flats (MyeongDong,Korea)

Necklace (Diva)

Ann Siang Hill

 

 The cafe that we patronized- Kki (pronounced as 'cake', literally means cake in Japanese) 

Love their logo designs- black & white with little colors used to make the designs look simple yet the combinations of fonts and shapes create a childlike feel yet it's not too kiddish.

Other than serving awesome-looking cakes (which I forgot to take photos =x) and beverages , they also sell quirky items from rare coffee table books (which I want to bring home so BADLY!!) to handmade accessories to one of a kind tableware.

Me and our order- Raspberry dark chocolate mousse with Iced Latte.

Only tried out one type of cake as Mr.C is a cake hater and there's no much of choice when comes to caffeinated drinks.

Note to myself: please do something to the hair and the puffy face...

 A close-up of my beloved mousse. 

I can't deny that I ordered out of its look in the first place **guilty..

 BUT it doesn't only look great, it tastes great as well! =D

Rich dark chocolate combined with slightly sour raspberry in the middle of the mousse to ensure you that you won't get sick of it after the first few bites =)

Iced latte- a so-so

Overall, the ambience and the cake are good for dating or for girls' outing but the lack of choice of drinks is such a pity.

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Last but not least, let me show off my Hello Kitty Tissue!! hehe =P

I believe that small little things one uses will affect his/her mood in daily life so I always use some cute stuff to keep myself happy all day. Just can't imagine how I will feel if my bag is full of ugly stuff.. How about you?