Went to the Ferragamo event at KLCC last night. You can now customize your own Vara or Varina shoes by choosing the material and hardware, personalizing your initials on it, and selecting colours for the main body, bow and heel individually. Have fun playing with it *here*! You can only make the purchase at the physical store tho!
After that i dropped by the Halston Heritage event at Pavilioin, had Korean dinner with a bunch (as if i didn’t have enough Korean food in Seoul right), laughed a lot, had some red wine at La Bodega, then came home to do emails till 3am. So i should sleep NOW.
Would like to expand more on the post but i gotta put myself first… before Ferragamo. That’s right, it’s always you first. Never forget that! You gotta service yourself before you can service others. Okay i should really go. BYE.
I have spent the past week in Seoul and it’s been one of the best weeks of my life! Well… i have had lots of “best days” and “best weeks” of my life, but it seems like the MORE i acknowledge what an amazing time i’m having, the BETTER it gets. Appreciation never gets old.
The De Ville Prestige “Butterfly” stands out in 18K white, red or yellow gold and comes in two sizes: 36.8 mm and 32.7 mm. The timepieces are presented on a white satin-brushed leather strap with a mother-of-pearl effect; with the smaller sizes also available with a matching metallic bracelet. See more pix *here*
I will never say no to diamonds and gold. I couldn’t take my eyes off the exquisite detailing from the first day i started wearing it.
The event for the timepiece was just as breathtaking.
It took place at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), which was designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid; and was graced by Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman along with some high-profile Korean personalities like actress Yun-jim Kim, actor Kwon Sang-woo, and TOP from Big Bang.
Sleek black cars meticulously chauffeured us from The Shilla (where we were staying) to the entrance of the event.
I’ve been to the Dongdaemun Design Plaza before but wasn’t expecting a make-shift entrance just for that night… oh little did i know the extent to which OMEGA designs their events…
Mei Sze, Catherine from OMEGA Malaysia, and i.
Couldn’t help taking a picture in the twisting pristine white tunnel.
When we exited the tunnel, the most spectacular sight greeted us… a seemingly never-ending field of lit up roses.
Everyone was ooh-ing and aah-ing at how gorgeous it all looked, like a scene from a fairytale!
There were 21,000 white flowers, each individually mounted and illuminated from within by a tiny light; creating what might possibly be the most MAGICAL SIGHT i had ever seen! I just wanted to run into the field and crawl into the entire thing but i held myself back.
Mei Sze and i. I thought we looked rather fantabulous if i do say so myself.
My couture dress is made by my friend and award-winning Malaysian fashion designer Justin Yap, from Rent A Dress (whom i emceed the launch for).
Pic with Matteo from OMEGA Italy, he helped Mei Sze and i take our pic.
So much beauty, i just cannot…
Almost about to crawl in. I didn’t, alright.
As we made our way down a long pathway (it was seriously a field of those lit flowers), we heard music coming from…
… white grand pianos on white platforms set amongst more lit white flowers.
I was practically in disbelief.
With the Italians – Matteo, Massimo, Marco and Sylvia.
44,000 gold and white paper butterflies adorned the walls from outside the event till across the ceilings above us in patterns of graceful swirls.
The evening’s master of ceremonies Mark Juh, Nicole Kidman, and OMEGA president Stephen Urquhart.
OMEGA president Stephen Urquhart welcomed invited guests and introduced Nicole Kidman, who has been an OMEGA brand ambassador since 2005. The actress was warmly greeted by the audience when she took to the stage to chat about her relationship with OMEGA, her reaction to the De Ville Butterfly and her visit to Seoul.
After dinner had been served, Swiss singer/songwriter Bastian Baker performed about 5 songs for us. I’d met him the night before while having drinks at the hotel lounge so was already expecting to watch him perform. He dedicated the final song of the evening, “I’d Sing For You”, to Nicole. Nice try Bastian 😉
Bastian is one of OMEGA’s newest brand ambassadors. I went to discuss our after-party plans with him after he sang, and i met Nicole but i didn’t want to be inappropriate and take pictures with her. I heard some of the PR/security were nervously watching, and waiting to pounce if i so much as did something wrong and freaky haha.
Me with the media from Malaysia – Yen, Swan, and Yin Fong.
Bloggers! Mei Sze, me and Miki
I had no shame after a few drinks and easily ran into the field to play!
Again, i wish i could have just sat down in there and stayed there FOREVER.
Of course, Nicole kills it with her pictures. She’s so effortlessly beautiful!
Thank you OMEGA for such an amazing night… this was by far one of the most well thought out and set up events i’ve been to. It’s such an honour for me to have been there as well and i loved every second of it!
Not sure if a lot of people know this, but i’m half blind. Well that’s just my dramatic way of saying it, but really, if i wasn’t wearing my contact lenses or glasses, i wouldn’t even be able to recognise someone standing right in front of me.
My power is 525..!
So many people have asked why i haven’t got eye laser surgery yet,
and the truth is… i LIKE wearing coloured contact lenses :p
Dahlah i have a legit reason to,
and they make my eyes look so much bigger and nicer in pictures 😀
I’ve tried lots of different brands, even random unknown ones bought off the streets of Bangkok and Hong Kong (but i was told they made me look like a baby alien and that convinced me to chuck them). I don’t want lenses that make me look SCARY, i want them to make me look NICER.
Bausch+Lomb, one of the trusted brands in the world (with 160 years of heritage) has released the first cosmetic lens in Malaysia, called LACELLE. The lenses have lace-like details that enhance one’s eyes, and i can attest to it cos i’ve been wearing them for a few weeks now and am still wearing them every day!
The eyes don’t lie…
“Jubilee Violet: give your eyes a romantic tint. An enchanting blink that will mesmerize everyone.”
Don’t my eyes look mesmerizing?! I mean, i don’t want to blow my own horn or anything, but these lenses are SO MAJOR i can’t stop staring at my OWN eyes. The LACELLE lenses are monthly disposable contact lenses, which is what i always buy.
I had a go at wearing 5 different colours the brand picked out for me,
and challenged myself to dress in different OOTDs to try to suit each colour.
Here are some close-ups of the colours are tested (besides the pic above too).
“Sparkling Brown: Give your eyes a playful sparkle. You will be the most attractive princess.”
Ok i’m not the one coming up with those taglines okay, but what i WILL say is that i loved these sparkling brown ones cos they were just like their namesake! It matched my hair wonderfully and i feel it’s a colour i’d buy often.
“Modest Black: instantly enlarge and brighten your eyes. Sparkle with confidence.”
This was a really fierce kick-ass colour. I can imagine it going great with lots of black and monotone outfits.
“Tender brown: softly enhance your eyes for that delicate warmth and allure.”
I figure if the Sparkling Brown is slightly too light for some people who want to be less obtrusive, then the Tender Brown is something more casual and toned down yet warm.
“Frozen Grey: give your eyes a touch of glamour and cool elegance for a magnetic attraction.”
Ooh, one of my favourites. First of all, i love Frozen the movie heehee. And i LOVE having silver eyes. And i think these were the perfect shade of silverish grey without being too freaky! (There’s a very thin line for me before crossing into freakish territory.)
I’d totally recommend this to anyone cos they’re comfortable. I get up early in the morning, and get home late most nights; and i managed to wear them with no discomfort. The lenses are of FDA-authenticated pigment standard.
The BIGGEST reason why i’d continue wearing them is cos the colours are GORGEOUS.
It can be hard to find coloured contact lenses that have that perfect shade to complement skin and hair tones, and these are so fun… it’s an extension of dressing up cos it changes your entire look!
I’m gonna PROVE it to you with all the looks i came up with haha!
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Wearing lenses in Jubilee Violet:
Top: Azorias
Skirt: Seoul
Scarf: Bali
Sandals: Vincci
Necklace: Oxoloco
Eyeshadows: Urban Decay
Bracelets: thirtyfour, Korea, Bali, Sri Lanka
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Wearing lenses in Sparkling Brown:
Top: Azorias
Pants: London
Purse: Aigner
Necklace: Oxoloco
Lipstick: Shu Uemura
Wooden flatforms: Charles & Keith
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Wearing lenses in Modest Black:
Dress: New York
Wooden shoes: Benson Chen
Bracelet: Philippe Audibert @ Aseana
Vintage earrings & leather skull clutch: KinkyBlueFairy
Lipstick: MAC
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Wearing lenses in Tender Brown:
Top: Zara
Leggings: Topshop
Flip flops: Ipanema
Laptop bag cum clutch: Snupped
Sunnies: Rayban
Necklace: Bangkok
Lipstick: Topshop
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Wearing lenses in Frozen Grey:
Silk shirt: Sacoor Brothers
Skirt: Dude & Duchess x Jonathan Liang
Flats: Tory Burch
Bag: Givenchy
Skull necklace: Thomas Sabo
Ankle tattoos: Lynda @ Pink Tattoos
Months ago, i got an email from April from Singaporean brand Love Bonito wondering if KinkyBlueFairy was up to pitch for a PR campaign, as they were expanding to Malaysia.
At first i wasn’t sure if i wanted to take on the job, cos i don’t even have enough manpower and i don’t even like writing press releases anymore (everything else i still like haha), and i told myself i’m not gonna do something i don’t enjoy when i have so many other things on my plate. After pondering on how to solve it, i decided that WHY NOT i outsource the work for what i don’t have time nor want to do – and that’s how i ended up working with Rengee 🙂 I’ve known her since her PR days for Heineken, then she went to AirAsia, and just left to do her own thing, and i love her, so it was perfect.
Last week was our first little soft launch for Love Bonito, who just opened a pop up store on the Ground Floor of Publika, inside the middle of the mall (next to Shoes x3).
It was a small event for around 30 selected media, bloggers and personalities; so the Love Bonito team could meet some KL-ites, before the main launch party happening in mid-October!
Don’t be deceived by how small the store looks from the outside, walk further in to discover a cosy chic boutique!
Me flanked by Love Bonito founders Rachel and Viola.
With some of the girls who came early – Atilia, Elaine, Vanessa, and Rozie
(Forgive my shoes for not looking like they match… my heels broke in the car park JUST before the event! This was a spare pair in my car :p)
I am so busy to a point i write a blogpost and run off halfway, or put off something i REALLY want to post about (like my Bali trip with my parents, Pure Health part 2, tons of pix from other holidays). After my next big project is over, i swear i’m gonna put aside more time for the things i do creatively.
Blogging is my form of art.
My way of expressing myself, is my form of art.
The way in which i reach out to people and touch them, is my form of art.
Someone asked me last week: “You’re doing so many things, which is your favourite thing to do?”
I replied, “That is a very good question. It’s definitely blogging. I never get sick of it.”
It’s the only thing i’ve been able to do without stopping, no matter how busy i am, or how i change. Because this blog changes with me. It’s been with me longer than any job or boyfriend i’ve had.
Ok i need to sleep, it’s 1am and i have to go to the bank (cheque, touch and go, withdraw), money changer, the office, reply a hundred emails, the hair salon (yes it’s imperative i do my hair before my Omega event in Seoul), drop by Uptown, have a meeting with Sweet, and PACK. And my flight is tomorrow night (thank god i got the time wrong, i initially thought it was in the morning and HOW WOULD i have been able to get everything done if so.
So yes, i have to go. I swear this isn’t another half-assed post.
Things will be better after Korea.
I’m gonna have one day where i can stay at home ALL DAY by myself.
