Summer is finally here! Well at least in most parts of the world including Europe and America :)
I am so jealous of everyone who had warm sun and clear blue sky right now because as I am typing this I am watching the rain pouring down and the sky turns dark even though it is just 6PM.
To get myself in into summer mood, I booked myself a plane ticket to Sydney at the end of the year. Yep you heard it right, it will during the new year holidays which is summer in Australia and I am already shopping online, preparing my outfits for summer! I also booked my stay on Airbnb for my trip. Airbnb said only 1% of the places is available during the dates selected so turned out I am not much of an early bird after all. I just can wait to lay down on the warm sands, watching clear blue sky while tanning on Bondi beach. Meanwhile I want to share with you the outfits I have picked for my holidays from one of my favorite brands, For Love & Lemons, an absolutely must have brand for boho-chic girls.
I have picked out 16 hero pieces including dresses (of course), tops, playsuits, bikinis, and lingerie from For Love and Lemons that I am dreaming of wearing during summer and on my island getaways. As for the color tone, I feel like going for warmer tones this season so I picked nude, beige, red, pink and white which is always right for summer.
Hope you enjoy my picks and I hope you enjoy your summer. :D
When thinking of buying something for this Holidays Season, think glitters, gold and red. The light reflecting glitters channels the holidays spirit perfect and red, well red is always a color of Christmas so red is always right for this season. I have selected a few gift ideas for Christmas 2015 in case you are looking for gifts for your friends, girlfriend and love ones. For me the easiest choice for a Christmas gift is a perfume. Everybody love a bottle filled with wonderful scent and in this season perfume brands release tons of limited edition or gift set. Next is a make up, every holidays season make up companies release a limited collection specially for the holidays season, the make up usually includes shimmers and glitters making it a perfect give for a girl who love holidays parties. Skincare is also no stranger to the gift department, just like make up and perfume companies, skincare companies usually launch a value gift set with some of them having a value of three times more than it's retail price. Whether you are buying them for yourself or for your love ones, you know you are getting the best price for the values.
For the tech lovers, nothing is better than a new tech accessory. Opt for an easy option like headphones if you don't know which model of phone your friend is using or buy a pretty rainbow or glitter phone case for her.
Last but not least, clothing accessories. It is a bit tricky when it come to buying clothes as a gift because each girl have different style. But if your girl loves fashion, I would suggest to go for timeless accessories instead. A Burberry scarf, for example, will never go out of style and if you want to amp up the holidays factors, chose a color like red, green and beige. Please don't buy black, black is too sad for the cheerful holiday season ;-)
My Burberry EDP Holiday Edition
Viktor & Rolf Bon Bon EDP Gift Set
Make up
Hourglass Ultimate Ambient Lighting Palette
Bobbi Brown Rich Caramel Holidays Eye Palette
Skincare
Galmglow Gift Set
La Mer the Lip Balm Pink Edition
Tech
Happy Plugs Silver Headphones with Mic & Remote
Tory Burch Rainbow Stripe iPhone Case
Chiara Ferragni Flirty Glitter iPhone Case
Accessories
Nike Air Max 90 in Red
Tory Burch Minnie Travel Flats in Nude
Classic Burberry Cashmere Scarf in Deep Red
The Newbies
Lancome Tonique Douceur Softening Hydrating Toner
Alcohol-free toner that smells like heaven and remove traits of impurities from the skin.
Glamglow Supermud Clearing Treatment
Great mask to cleanse the pore and get rid of acne
Biotherm Aquasource Gel
Give your skin some water!
Sephora Colourful Sleeping Mask
Fun and colourful mask to put on at night before sleep when you are bored of your regular mask.
Lush Rehab Shampoo
Detox shampoo that smells like a session of aromatherapy spa
The Old Goodies
La Mer Crème de la Mer The Moisturizing Soft Cream
Invented by a rocket scientist. Need I say more?
La Mer The Treatment Lotion
The best thing to prep my skin before using any face cream, making my skin silky smooth.
La Mer The Lip Balm
The savior for my lips during cold months.
Dolce &Gabbana Dolce Edp
The prettiest white floral scent. Too bad it is not long-lasting.
Amore Pacific Treatment Cleaning Foam
Clean my skin well and last a very long time
Clinique Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm
The best make up remover, it can remove MAC Liquidlast liner which is the most waterproof eyeliner on the market.
Lancome Advanced Genifique Eye Light Pearl
Cool applicator, but I still don't see much improvement.
Sephora Bath&Body Stuffs
Must have Bath & Body products. Good quality and reasonable price. I use everything from their range including shower gel, body lotions, body scrubs, body oil, body mask and hand cream.
Skincare Routine
I have a combination skin meaning that my face tends to be more oily in the T-Zone. Actually it is not visibly oily but I do have break outs in the T-Zone are.My evening routine is pretty much the same everyday but my morning varies (Depends on my skin condition that day)
Morning: Start with Amore Pacific Treatment Cleaning Foam. Follow by Lancome Toner, Aquasource Gel sometimes I use Lamer Lotion instead of the Aquasource gel if my skin feels too dry and sometimes I use Murad Skin perfecting lotion if I have a lot of break out.
Evening: I remove my make up with Clinique Cleansing Balm, rinse off with warm water then use my Amore Pacific Cleaning Foam to clean the remaining. Follow by Lancome Toner, Lamer treatment and Crème de la Mer. For the eye I'm using Lancome to help eliminate the puffiness and the dark circles around my eye.
Weekly: I use Glamglow mask twice a week at night, follow by my evening skincare routine.
Hair
My scalp is very sensitive so I try to use natural products on my hair. I have been using Aveda products for my hair for more than two years. They are good but pricey so I am starting to replace them with the hair products from Lush Cosmetics, starting with the Rehab shampoo and so far I am loving it. I probably will try more products from Lush Hair Range. I have also tried the shampoo bars but they are not so convenience to store as you need to keep them dry all the time.
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So these are my beauty essentials and my skincare routine. If you have any skincare, bodycare or haircare to suggest me please feel free to leave me a comment or drop me an email. I welcome all suggestions. I do know that skincare is a very personal thing, so what work for me might not work for you but if you have tried some of the products I am using and see positive results please let me know. :)
October is about to end, I have bought a couple of things to help me get through the cold months including leather jacket, knit sweaters, leather boots, rain boots, leggings, tights, scarf, fleece pyjamas and extra blanket for my bed, let's say all the 'essentials' stuffs. As Christmas is approaching I have been thinking a lot about beaches, warm weather, sun, summer clothes and swimwear as I will be going to Thailand at the end of December. I have came across, Mikoh, an Australian luxury swimwear brand that makes multi straps bikinis and I fell in love so I quickly added them to my November Top 10 Wishlist and hopefully will be able to get my hands on them for the upcoming holidays in Thailand. I have also came across a couple of cool things on the internet that I plan to buy such as the Lanvin iPhone case, futuristic Dior Sunglasses, Leather patched boyfriends jeans by Replay, Gucci golden heels etc. See below for my top 10 picks for November and click on the photos to shop the items.
10 Things I want in November 2015
1. Replay Skinny Jeans With Leather Knee Patch
2. ASOS Dream A Little Dream Woven Shirt & Long Leg Pyjama Set
3. Dior Reflected Sunglasses in Metallic Pink
4. Lanvin Printed iPhone6 Case
5. Whistles Sida Lace Up Black Leather Pointed Flat Shoes
6. Gucci Arielle Swarovski Crystal Embellished Leather Slingback Pumps
7. Seafolly Colorblock Bikinis Set
8. Mikoh Banyan Bikini Top + Lanai Bikini Brief in Sea mist
9. Burberry Cashmere Trench Coat
10. Burberry Brit Dillsmead Cashmere Blend Peacoat
I have always use my Pinterest board's 'Shop My Style' to pin my wishlist when I do my online shopping because this is the only way I can have my wishlist from 20 different websites at one place. If you want to see more of my style or shop items in my wishlist please go to my board, click on the image of the item that you want and follow the link to the retailer website. Enjoy shopping :)
Fall is finally here!! Last Summer had been so good to me and I will miss it for sure but I am excited for a new season as this will be my first Fall in Italy. New season meaning new clothes. Ever since I moved to Milan, I have added a few brands to my go-to brands such as Carven, Sandro, MSGM, M Missoni, See by Chole and Maje. I have done a lot of shopping for FW15 season (already) and I will post my shopping haul and review soon in another post, so stay tune if you are curious to know what there are. I am also thinking of uploading a YouTube video so you can have a better view of the items I bought. Anyway let's jump to my October's wishlist.
1. M MISSONI Woven pleated dress
2. MAJE Relation Jacquard knit puffball dress
Note: I love details knit dress
3. CARVEN Small malher bag
4. MAJE Totem Fringed suede thigh boots
Note: Raspberry red feels right for the season
5. CARVEN Oversized boiled wool-blend coat
6. CHANEL COCO MADEMOISELLE Eau de Parfum
Note: Blush pink also feels right for the season
7. MSGM Bow-embellished stretch-crepe mini dress
8. MYKITAxMAISON MARGIELA MMESSE006 stainless steel sunglasses
Note: And I love bubblegum pink too!!
9. SEE BY CHLOÉ Metallic suede-paneled leather ankle boots
10. IRIS AND INK Rena
shearling-paneled leather clutch
Note: Those heels are just special and this bag..FURRRR, I'm a sucker for soft fur.
So These are my top 10 items on my wishlist. Too bad we can't have it all (unless you have an unlimited bank account :P)
You can see others items on my wishlist at my Pinterest Board's 'Shop My Style
