Orchid Eyes

 FT shared with you guys that Vanda Miss Joaquim is our National flower in our previous post. With no prior coordination, we both chose our national flower as our make up inspiration.

For me purple is never my flattering colour, as I'm naturally more of a warm colour person. However, who can resist our national flower?

I blended in a little black shadow at the ends to make it a slightly smoky purple eye look. Guess that's Vanda Miss Joaquim trying to look more mysterious.

 

Do you like it? :)

 

Ash

Singapore's beautiful national flower

The beautiful Vanda Miss Joaquim was chosen as Singapore's national flower in 1981. It was chosen as the national flower due to its vibrant colour, hardiness and resilience which reflects the Singapore's spirit. I have seen this flower many times on pictures but never in person. Thus last week, my hubby and I decided to make a trip down to Singapore National Orchid Garden to search for it. It was such a lovely outing as we were surrounded by many beautiful and colourful orchids. Here are some photos from that day to share:

The beautiful colours of our national flower were the inspiration behind this eye makeup. Shades of purple and tinges of purple and red diffusing into each other. Hope you ladies like it! 

Ft

Versatile Singapore Designer Pieces

Don't we all love items that are versatile? I have 2 versatile designs by Singapore designers that I want to share in 4 looks.

Firstly, is a harem/tube from local designer Alfie Wong's Mu Collection. I have worn it here as a tube one piece, with a obi belt by the same designer.  This is my favourite way to wear this piece cause I can easily dress it up with accesories for the night or dress it down with flats.

For the second look, I have worn a vest by another local designer Max Tan over my first look. I like it that it gives a more relaxed feel to the tube one piece, and gives it a swinging fun feel!

 My third look just requires belting up of my vest. What I love about this Max Tan piece is that it can be worn as a vest or as a dress! The asymmetrical hemline gives it an interesting look that I absolutely love. This piece is great to play around with accessories. I chose to dress it up with a necklace by another local designer brand Vice and Vanity.



 The last look is a laid back one. I have pulled down my tube harem to wear it as a harem pants. It's a great way to dress for a chic relaxed weekend.

Which is your favourite look?

Ash :o)



A sweet little number made for me

Today I like to introduce to you ladies a local designer whom I totally adored. Her dresses are not for everyday wear. They are specially designed for one of the most important days of your life, your wedding day! This amazing bridal designer is Amanda Lee and she's the founder of Amanda Lee Weddings (ALW).

It's really love at first sight for me when I saw her wedding gowns on magazines. ALW was the first bridal boutique I visited and I knew immediately that I wanted Amanda Lee to design my wedding dress. Hee, I will save photos of my wedding gown for another month. Instead I'm going to share photos of my party dress designed by Amanda Lee.

On our first meeting, I shared with her that I wanted a short party dress that is fun and colourful and I think she nailed it. Amanda is genius when it comes to combining fabrics, playing with colours and adding intricate details. I love the dress to bits. Here's what she made for me!

That's me and my hubby on our wedding dinner.

And here are some photos from our pre-wedding photo shoot at Haji Lane, Singapore.

Dress by Amanda Lee from ALW

Makeup and hair by Jyue Huey from The Make Up Room

Photos by Monica Eng 

Ft

Beautiful Singapore at night

Here's a late Happy Birthday to Singapore from me! This post is going to be totally unrelated to fashion. I just want to share with you guys some photos of beautiful Singapore at night. I have always taken these city lights for granted, till I moved to Sweden and lived through some long, cold, dark winters. When I returned home, my husband and I went for a walk down Singapore River, through the central business district and were totally mesmerised by the vibrant night sky at home again.

This is Marina Bay Sands, an integrated resort which opened in June 2010. When we left Singapore, it was still under construction so we were really excited to see the completed MBS!


That dome shaped structure on the left is Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay. It is a major performance arts venue and concerts, musicals and plays are happening there everyday.

That is Fullerton Hotel, a luxury 5 star hotel with a long history, complete with the skyscrapers of the central business district at the back.

Pardon us for our slow posts as we are still in our National Day holiday mood. lol. We will be back with our outfits, makeup and DIY posts next week. Have a great Sunday ladies!

Ft

Loving SG

Happy Birthday Singapore!

9th August is Singapore's National Day, and this year is our 47th Birthay :)

Let me celebrate this day by introducing some local designers, and if you guys pop by SG do check them out!

Max Tan and Liquid by Max Tan

Mu and AWOL by Alfie Leong

Hansel and Hello Hansel by Jo Soh

Carrie K by Carolyn Kan

Which is your favourite?

I have a dream of being a designer of the same ranks as all these fabulous designers. Wish me luck :)


Ash :o)