Trend: Dots

Remember when dots were only relegated to the genre of “retro” and “old-school”?
With the recycling of fashion, seems like it has joined their in-trend cousins once again.
Of course designs and styles have been revamped and tweaked but dots are still your star of the show, stealing the limelight.

No longer old-fashioned, here are some options that I’ wear in a heartbeat! Guess the key would be to avoid an overkill on them but a splatter of dots in your outfit will work, if done tastefully.

And yes, including those crazy-fun socks that I wish I could get my hands on!

1. Painted Dots Tank by Quiksilver
2. Hot Dot Ruffled Silk Dress by Marc by Marc Jacobs
3. Bow to Stern Scarf in Coral Dots by Modcloth
4. Bow Back-at-ya! by Mustard & mint
5. Dots Split Sock by Happy Socks
6. Polka Dot Bangle Sets by Forever21
7. Maxi Twiggy M Polka Dots Tempete by Balenciaga
8. Cascading Dot Scarf by Juicy Couture
9. Polka Dot Sneakers by Keds for Madewell

Colour: Fuschia

Just in time, Summer with the showers of Fuschia.
Guaranteed pop of colour for any outfit. – So in-trend like the pink pouts!

Enamel Cuff by Kate Spade
Enamel Heart Ring by Miss Selfridge
Elle Bracelet by Sashi
Neon Pink Satchel by TCS
Darcy Jelly Pump by Miss Selfridge
Garment-dyed Midi by Madewell
Pink Parka by Essie
Layover Tank by Mustard & mint

Denim Midis in a stack

Psst. Pink peek into Mustard & mint’s May collection!

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Mustard & mint

Travel: Bangkok

A quick business trip with an extended weekend to the Land of Smiles meant lots of amazing food, shopping, traffic and good company.

Must do’s for me:
1. Siam Paragon’s Basement: Hokkaido Green Tea/ Chocolate Milk
2. Pratunam Soi 19: Wanton Mee & Stewed Pork Rice
3. Siam Street Shopping for fun knick knacks and local designers’ pieces
4. Metz Pratunam Boutique Hotel; 5 minute walk from Baiyoke and Platinum Mal
5. Green papayas with salt and chilli
6. Roasted coconuts on-the-go
7. MBK Food Court: Stewed herbal beef noodles with mint leaves
8. People-watching (:

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DIY. I have a knack of buying things that are 2 sizes up/ shoes that don’t fit… because it is the last piece! (Own up now, all of you!) So I’m no stranger to DIYs. Honestlywtf DIY site is so very cool and so very easy to get crafty and create a fashion sensation. Shout of thanks to Kels who introduced this on a dreary work day this week!

Lunch time = Catching up on reading time. I highly suspect being slightly autistic as a child. I really enjoy quiet time. Yes, I would be the insanely, weird, nerdy kid who demands that her family apply for library cards just so she maxes out the quota of 24 books per week.
I love the feeling of being engrossed in a good book. Love, would be an understatement.

Weekend Mornings. Down time with the baby; Unabashed to admit this.
And polishing off the morning with some old-ie but good-ie: Ba Chor Mee (Minced meat noodles), extra vinegar with unsweetened soya bean milk. Enough said!

Hao He Xiang Ba Chor Mee is situated at:

49A Serangoon Garden Way
Singapore 555945

Alberta Ferretti for Macy’s

Alberta Ferretti for Macy’s: Anticipated collection for the fashion savvy!  (or the fashionably late, in this case as they launched last month! blame it on a busy work schedule, I do!)

Shop here!

Snapple-worthy

Wouldn’t it be nice to receive quotes like these when you only expected a bottle of beverage?
It would make my day, for sure.

And because today, the th one rang true. RIP greatgrandmoomers.

Do you know of anyone who owns a Snapple bottle cap collection? Because, these make me tempted to start one! (:

Pardon the disjointed writing style.  TGIF!

Mid-day Craving!

I’ve got my eye on them for awhile now. All Zara needs to do, is to go. on. sale.

TGIT!

Trend: Pretty Pink Pouts

What a pleasant trend for the Summer.
Pink and so pretty!

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Finger Candies

If you know me, you’d know I’m a huge fan of finger candies.
I’d spend most of my “accessories-allocated” money on them because, well, I love.

I’m on a constant hunt for interesting ones and have a soft spot for huge, art-worthy ones.
Words of wisdom from the brother sums it up quite nicely: “That thing on your finger… Is that about to be shipped to MOMA?”

Undaunted by his words of sarcasm, I am now inching towards the notion of knuckle rings (thin bands worn on the second section of your fingers) – Ring collection up soon!

Happy Almost-Midweek, Loves!

Supermoon!

In tune with the superhero trend in films and theatres - Behold, our Supermoon!
Pretty amazing pictorial representations of nature and its wonder.

And for the girls who were with me on Friday night, what we caught a glimpse of (the "biscuit" in the sky, remember?) was probably, our Supermoon!

Happy Mother’s Day

These companies have a way of worming their ways to your heart!

But a well-deserved highlight – Mums (:
Happ Mums Day!!!

Sustainability

Because these deserve to be mentioned -

1/ Made from 100% vegan material
2/ Brass bracelet
3/ Made from 100% lush bamboo

Midweek good cause (:

Happy Mid-week!

Because life is short, celebrating the small things sometimes makes it all better (:

Savings Account for Unforgettable Moments

One of my favourite moments of the wedding was when they played – Bright eyes’s First Day of My Life. Think I now have enough joy in me to last me the rest of the week (:

Nails

Amongst my obsessions, are nail varnishes.
It is an inexplicable obsession that stemmed from the first bottle of OPI the brother brought me at AUD22 a pop back in 2006. Egad.

Upcoming trends, colours (Caviar nails by Ciaté?!) and a informative interview from Chanel’s Peter Philips.

P.S/ Anyone has a dupe for Chanel’s June?

Etiquette

In one of my older blog posts from the Junior College days, I wrote about my oddest habit of observing people’s shoes. Well, then comes the observation of nails on guys, lengths of eyelashes on girls, length of trousers and the type of rings people have. A non-exhaustive list.

Before you write me off as a crazy stalker, just understand that I internalise those thoughts and never act on them (: But at the table, I find it ridiculously difficult to quell the comments running through my head. Not to sound xenophobic but a certain trait from a certain somewhere makes me cringe! I’d call it my pet peeves – chewing with your mouth open and with the saliva smacking sound and elbows in my space!

I grinned silly reading this illustrated series titled “How to Eat Dinner” from Gemma Correll for A Cup of Jo on table etiquette and thought I’d share.

Happy Thursday, all! (: (And greetings from the land of smiles! *rubs hands in anticipation!*)

Trend: Floral

Florals are making a comeback. Or is it?
Could you tell? That the 3 photos on the right are of 2009 runway pieces?
It does emphasise Mustard & mint’s operating principle: fashion pieces that never goes out of style.

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Outfits: Just That One Printed Pants

Everyone knows I love Madewell. Concept, clothes, styling, everything…
Perhaps the only qualm I’d have is that the items are on the pricey side.
That being said, I’m obssessed with the printed ankle pants + blouse look and here are some outfits with just ONE Printed Pants from Madewell and blouses from Mustard & mint.

Fortunately, this is permitted as my staple work wear (I’m in ankle pants everyday! Plus it transitions well into the weekends!)

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Ridiculously Photogenic Guy!

Quick post! Just wanted to share this as a TGIT (Desperate for the weekend, already heh!) piece!

What was supposed to be a candid shot while on a 10-K run turned a GQ-worthy, viral photo; attracted more than 31,000 FB followers ad 26,000 twitter fans. Amazing! Well, he really is rather photogenic. (:

Guffaws!
How funny the world and the WWW works!
Read more about the ridiculously photogenic guy (He really is named that on the WWW!) here