7 days, 7 inspirations

1) my interview article w/ Anna-Karin Karlsson published in Neighbor magazine

Neighbor is a Korean luxury lifestyle magazine

remember this post I originally published 2 months back?

I translated the interview in Korean and wrote a little background of the designer

and now it's out featured in Neighbor magazine for August issue

(officially out on the 1st of August but I got one yesterday)

so if you want to read what my interview was about,

click the link above (post) for original interview

The collection can be pre-ordered at www.theopticalwardrobe.com

so check it out and see the full collection photos

they are so fabulous just like the fashionista designer herself! :)

photos credit to Anna-Karin Karlsson and Neighbor

2) shrimp fried rice

obsessed with fried rice even in this high heat of temperature + humidity (my mom made me this for lunch)

3) do you love bike?

I do, even though I may not be so great at exercise

but I do try to live my life in a healthy way

health + beauty = all connected

I can never go on a diet by eating just salad or drinking water for alternative meals

shirt NIKE

shorts FOREVER 21

4) Girard-Perregaux

WW.TC Only Watch 2011

this exceptional watch is going to be auctioned on

September 22nd, 2011 at Monaco profits donated to

research into duchenne muscular dystrophy

-titanium oxide used in the middle case

-tinted sapphire crystal used in the back case w/ water resistant of 100 metres

-automatic self-winding movement

-black rubber strap

-buckle folding in black DLC titanium

i so love luxury fashion houses

working for great cause/charity org.

photos credit to: www.girard-perregaux.com

5) nonomuaks

such a cool party eyewear

especially love the pink of course

photos credit to & shop available at

www.nonomuaks.com

6) voguetshirt

cute shirts perfect for bloggers like us & all fashion lovers

(basically everyone I guess?!)

photos credit to and shop available at

www.voguetshirt.com

7) antoine peters "gets dizzy"

this collection seems to be influenced by the world's fast and speedy movement

they are quite experimental looks

if you want to take a look at the video

go watch it at www.antoinepeters.com

more info about the designer-

Antoine worked for Dutch fashion house of Viktor & Rolf,

and he is so innovative in fashion perspectives.

photos credit to: Antoine Peters and info achieved from Cream PR

brunch w/ urban bloggers (Urban Space bloggers meeting)

my nail looks these days

used CND effect to finish off looking shinier

added some sparkles by putting on

glitter liners and nail stones

didn't intend to but my look became kind of

watermelon-y...

as soon as I arrived @Urban_Space

at around 1:40? (arrived kind of early...

originally we were supposed to meet up at 2 PM)

I saw these three products waiting for us

you can think of facial toner as the mist type,

shower gel great for cooling off summer heat,

& mask that can be used like facial scrub product

(all available at http://www.pangeaorganics.com/)

there were originally 10 invited bloggers

as you can see if you count the bags

I was among 8 bloggers who actually came

(while waiting for others, I drank hot herb tea

since I was too cold at every places I went that day being too cooled

from non-stop air conditioning)

there are three types of toners

but the one I received was

Argentinean Tangerine & Thyme Facial Toner

it is perfect for those who have oily skin like I do

(and for others who have acne troubles-blemish)

I decided to use this as my body mist

after I take a shower I sprayed on all over my face,

legs and arms so I can feel non-sweaty but instead very refreshed

120mL it is 41,000 Korean won

body wash was very moisturizing and was great for detox

It is so affordable being 25,000 Korean won at 240mL

(what I love about every product sells at Urban Space is that

I can feel as if I'm at the spa using these products)

Japanese Matcha Tea with Acai & goji berry facial mask

this product won beauty awards for home spa treatment already 6 times

great for moisturizing, peeling effect, softening

and for reducing wrinkles (I say 'anti-aging' needs to start as soon as possible)

the price is 63,000 Korean won for 120 mL

Pangea Organics promote

"Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative"

I love how the brand donates 5% of its sales to

(that's a lot if you think about it)

Women for Women International and The Jane Goodall Institute

one more thing I love about the place

you can test every product as you wish

and go wash your hands right away using Mistral hand wash

at the corners it provided with

(on the second floor the spa uses pangea organics handwash-in foam type)

look at all those jojoba oils :)

outside look of Urban Space

looks so beautiful with all the products displays

and the gardens' harmony right?

hope you can feel the message of all the

being pure, natural and organic these brands portray

what it says

1) every visitor gets hand treatment service

2) after you sign up for the Urban Space membership (easy process)

you get samples that works for your skin types/conditions

so after we were all met with each other (us bloggers I mean)

we walked the street across to find one brunch cafe

called "Oasis"

by the way one of the bloggers suddenly called ourselves

"urban bloggers" in a way to call ourselves bloggers for Urban Space

quite loved the sound

i ordered iced green tea latte

&

today's lunch pasta

(which was plain cream pasta w/ mushrooms and bacon)

let's take a look at all the food we ordered at our table

(most ordered french toasts and pasta so I'll show you

my side of table's dishes only;

we used two tables so yea you see what I mean)

pancakes are always better to be dipped into sauce

as you cut the slices

if you put the sauce the whole thing

it's too wet and spongey aren't they?

hawaiian french toast

bag LOVE MOSCHINO

scarf ZARA

belt SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

dress H&M

sunglasses LOUIS VUITTON

the "how should I pose?" pose... ha...

thanks to Urban Space for lovely brunch & meeting :)