Theme review: Salute to mothers

This month we had a theme that's really close to our hearts, one that is dedicated to our dearest mothers.  It brought back beautiful memories of the days when we were still our mummies' little girls and everything in their wardrobes fascinated us. Our mothers would never have guessed that fashion trends of their time, the 70s and 80s would continue to inspire us today.

Here is a roundup of all our posts in May:
Outfits
Mommy's apron
Small girl, big shoulders

Makeup
Never too much
Twiggy Eyed

Inspiration
My beautiful mum
Beautiful Motherhood

DIYs

Stand out in Neon

In June, we will turn to the dark side for inspiration with our Vampires theme. Stay tuned!

Stand out in Neon

The 80s was a time where you can never get too colourful, whether in your make up or in your outfit. People of the 80s wore multi colours all over their eyes and totally adored the wacky neon coloured clothes. 

As wacky as it may seemed, the neon trend is back and these crazy colours are rocking runways once more.

Photos from style.com

This neon trend was the inspiration for my DIY project this month. I found a pair of heels in an outdated bronze colour and gave them new life in neon yellow! 
What you need - A pair of heels, a white primer spray, a neon yellow spray (important: check that the sprays are suitable for plastic), masking tape and newspaper

1. Protect the areas where you don't want any neon colours, e.g. soles and heels with masking tape and newspaper. This is really important so that the final product looks clean and with no stains. Then remove the ankle straps (if any).

2. Following the instructions on the spray can, spray the heels and straps with the white primer. Re-coat if necessary. I did two coats of white primer. 

3. Allow the white primer paint to dry completely according to the drying time as advised on the spray can.

3. Following the instructions on the spray can, spray the heels and straps with the neon yellow. Re-coat if necessary. I did two coats of neon yellow.

4. Then allow the spray paint to dry completely according to the drying time as advised on the spray can.

5. Lastly, carefully peel off the masking tapes and remove the newspaper.

Time to rock the neon trend with my eye popping neon yellow heels! 

Seeing the old heels totally transformed was the coolest part of the project. Hah, if you look close enough, you will see all the uneven coating of paint. I definitely need more practice with spray painting! 


Ft

Beautiful Motherhood

To salute mothers, we need to salute motherhood. They carried us for 9 months and endured labour to bring us to this world.

While many women fear losing their figure after child birth (me being one of them), I really admire those who celebrate and acknowledge their process! Demi Moore started the trend of capturing this beautiful moment, and many more followed her footsteps. They celebrated beauty that is not that of a model's figure, but beauty of carrying their beloved child.

I am so glad maternity wear nowadays shows off that beautiful bumb unlike the frumpy dresses of the past. Though I love my mom's fashion, but this is one thing I am glad that made a change with time. 



I wish when I have the chance to experience motherhood, I'd capture all that beautiful moments and be proud of it. How would you celebrate your motherhood?

Ash :o)



My beautiful mum

Happy mid-week! We need a tad more time for our mummy-inspired DIY projects so we are bringing forward our inspiration posts to this week! 


I like to share a few old photos of my mum in her younger days. The last time I saw these photos was over ten years ago. It was very sentimental revisiting these photos after so many years, with my mum sharing her stories and memories with me. The first set of photos are very precious because they are two of the few photos of her in her early teens. 

This is my mum celebrating her 21st birthday. I didn't think I look like my mum until now. My husband who saw these photos can't help agreeing with me too! 

My mum was quite a fashionista and she was always keeping tabs on the latest fashion trends. The photo on the right, you can find my mum and her best friend in the same maxi shirt dress. They were really close, like sisters, and would often exchange their clothes so that they always have new clothes to wear!

Finally, a photo of my mum on her wedding day in her beautiful wedding gown.

During my growing up days, my mum and I often get into arguments because we are just too stubborn to let each other have her way. As a result, we weren't really close. Still, my mum influenced me a lot. I think it was from her where I got my crafty genes! My mum's very good at sewing. When I was little, she would teach me how to draft patterns and sew pretty little dresses for my dolls on her old Singer sewing machine. I sure miss those days! 


Hey I would love to know more about your mum and how your mum has influenced you!


xoxo,
Ft

Twiggy Eyed

We loved Twiggy in the 60s and we still love her now. I never had any make-up influence from my mom, as she always believed in natural beauty. She never really applied make-up and said that nature is beauty. Perhaps it is because of this view, it influenced me to love Twiggy. We cannot say that Twiggy's make- up is "natural", but it does enhance the natural features of human's eyes without invloving too much colours.

To me, Twiggy's make up is enhancing: lashes and deep- set eyes, all of which are the natural beauties of women's eyes. Describing how she obtained her prominent eyelashes, Twiggy said, "Back then I was layering three pairs of false eyelashes over my own and would paint extra ‘twigs’ on my skin underneath."

My version is just an adaptation, something I feel that is a little more wearable. I had attached false lower lashes instead of painting them on. This looks a little more natural. A little above the grooves of the socket, I had drawn a dark brown line and blended it in a little to my brown shadow. This is a little softer than Twiggy's version and gives my Asian eyes a little bit more graduated depth. I have also stacked on two pairs of falsies instead of three. The rest of the make up is kept minimal with soft pink cheeks and lips.

I personally love large eyes with long lashes. Which is the favourite part of your face that you like to enhance?

Ash :o)

Never too much

As far as the 80s makeup is concerned, there can never be too much colours on your face. Colourful, bold eyeshadows, heavy blusher define the looks of that decade. Inspired by the palettes of the 80s, I decided to ditch my favourite neutral colours and experiment with more vibrant colours. 

My mum recounted to me how she used to love drawing on blue liner. Blue was a very popular colour for shadows and liners then. So, I chose blue as my primary colour. I used a brownish gold for the highlight and added a tinge of pink at the inner lids. I used a bright pink for my lips and topped it off with some lip gloss. For the finishing touch, I put on pink blusher generously to accentuate the cheek bone.

Honestly, I think I could still wear this makeup out. hah, but this also implies that the intensity of my 80s inspired makeup is nowhere close to that of a real 80s look!

What do you think of the 80s makeup, is it too much for you?


xoxo,

Ft                   

Small girl, big shoulders

The one thing I remembered most vividly from my mum's wardrobe - shoulder pads! When I was little, I loved trying on my mum's jackets and dresses with shoulder pads. I would be so amused by my broad shoulders that were totally disproportional to my small build. I looked like I was wearing some body armor and I felt like a big girl in these oversized clothes.


It's a pity that my mum didn't kept any of her clothes from her younger days. She probably never thought that I would love to wear her dresses now! What I have here is an old dress which I found in a quaint vintage shop in Iceland. The shoulder pads, details and cut caught my attention as they reminded me a lot of my mum's style.

Vintage dress from Nostalgia, Iceland

Faux pearl necklace from Cubus

Chain necklace from Gina Tricot

Studded earrings from Gina Tricot

Ring from Jinska

I am guessing from its design that this dress is from the 80s. Vintage stuffs are amazing because they carry with them their stories and a little history. The first owner, how is she like? Where and why did she buy this dress? How did she style it? Hey it would be so cool if any vintage experts here can enlighten me more about this dress!


It's Mother's Day tomorrow in Singapore. Here's wishing all mothers out there a fabulous, beautiful Mother's Day! 


Ft 

Mommy's Apron

When was the last time you took your fashion inspiration from your mom? I remember loving to raid my mom's closet when I was around 12 years of age. Though I don't have photos to show you guys, but my memory of my mom's fashion was long dresses and parsley prints. You guessed right, the item I loved to steal from her was her long flora skirts and dresses. I remembered her trying to pass me a dress she made during her younger years (that would be when she was in her 20s, in the 1970s), it was a short apron dress in bright flora prints with bright yellow buttons. Alas. I was too plump to fit in.

Apron Dress: Vintage (from Japan)

Slip: Far East

Bangles: GIfts

Daisy Headband: H&M

Sandels: Shubar

I found this vintage apron dress during my trip to Japan. I had no idea why I got attracted to this particular dress out of so many gems in that amazing little shop. Thinking back, it could be because it reminded me very much of my mom's style.

That's me and the very cool sales staff of the vintage shop in Japan.

So what do you miss about your mom's fashion? :)

P.S: I was thinking of altering my dress short, which do you think is nicer? Short? Long?

Ash :o)