NOTW & New toy in the kitchen

Nubar Avant Garde(matte)

Look what came in the mail today!! After taking a cake decorating class, I learned that I need a real stand up mixer to make buttercream. I found this great deal from Amazon last week. Along with the rebate, Amazon gift card that I had, Erlin + Willie chipping in, I decided to get this Kitchen Aid Mixer! It looks so good in the kitchen! Let's hope I can create something pretty and tasty sometime soon!

New Nail Polishes from tPF NP Exchange

I traded some of my polishes with new shades of polishes on tPF NP Exchange recently. I got a lot of gorgeous shades! Here's what I got...

From L --> R:

OPI An Affair in Love Square
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Gunmetal
CHI Ceramic Sunny Romance of St. Tropez
OPI I'm India-mood for love
Zoya yummy
Orly Royal navy

From L --> R:

Nailtini mini pink poodle
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Going Green
Pure Ice Superstar
Nubar Avant Garde
China Glaze Ginger

Current Nail Polish Wishlist

I'm joining a secret nail polish exchange in tPF for Easter, so to make my buddy's life easier, I'm listing my current nail polish wishlist here! (listed in random order)

NerdLacquer Webinarmy

Dior Forget Me Not

Ozotic Holographic Nail Polish - 512

Nubar Peacock Feathers

OPI Movin' Out

China Glaze Hi-Def

A-England Dragon

Dior Nirvana

Note: Photo credit linked below each pics.

Nail of the week!

Milani Cool Vibe

I've Got Your Number

I've been a huge fan of Sophie Kinsella's book ever since the shopaholic series, but I've been let down by a couple of her last 2 books. I was so happy when I found out that she's having a new book release on Feb. I told RV about it and he pre-ordered it for me. It came right on Valentine's day. Last night, I read it straight for almost 7 hours and finished it. I love it! I'm a helpless romantic and I love reading chic flick. The ending of the book is pretty predictable, but I love the story in between.

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

This contains some spoilers. To prevent those of you who wants the surprise accidentally read this, I've made it in similar color as background, so you will have to highlight it to read it!

The main character is Sam and Poppy. Sam is the typical serious successful businessman who's always busy and always on the job. Poppy is a physiotherapist who's witty and fun. They met 10 days before her wedding, all because she lost her ring and she found his PA's phone on the trash bin. Don't you think it's meant to be? :) I knew from beginning that Poppy and Sam would be together in the end, but I wasn't expecting Magnus to be such a jerk. And I thought the 2nd time Magnus proposed was for real and I was bought by the idea that he bought the ring himself. Oh well, now don't you want to read the book after hearing all I have to say? Please share your favorite chick flick authors if you have one! I always try to find a new book to read!

Nail of the week

Dior Waterlily <3

Nail of the week!

Julep Taylor w/o top coat

Essie Shine of the Times over Julep Taylor

Julep Taylor is gorgeous by itself, but combined with Essie Shine of the Times, it's over the top pretty! I'm in love with Essie Shine of the Times from Essie Luxeffects collection. The glitter is unique. It's different from any other glitter I've seen and the color changes depending on lights. It would probably look better if I use a darker shade polish as a base, but I'm still in love <3

Makeup/Cosmetics: Currently Coveting...

Chanel Hydramax + Active Moisture Gel Cream

Revlon Nail Enamel - Chic

Revlon ColorStay Nail Enamel - Bonsai

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation

Lush Ro's Argan

Nail of the week

Deborah Lippmann Diamonds and Pearls

over Revlon Naughty(330)

I fell in love with Chanel Paradoxal nail polish when I saw the swatch online. I'm hesitant to drop $25 for a nail polish so I started searching for a dupe of this nail polish. I found this Revlon new collection Naughty to be a pretty close match to Chanel Paradoxal. I don't have Paradoxal, but from what I saw online, it's a good dupe!

Mid-week nails

My previous polish already chipped within just couple of days, so I decided to change my polish mid-week. I was really excited for this nail polish, until I started applying it. It took me 3 coats to get to this color and the polish is very lumpy. This is my first Butter London nail polish and I'm so disappointed :( I'm thinking it's probably an old stock that I got. I have another one I bought the same time I got this one, not sure if I want to return it or try it out. We'll see.

Butter London No More Waity, Katie

My Julep Maven Box

Julep is having a promo for the maven box: first box for $0.01 with free shipping. After looking at so many Julep swatches lately, I decided to take the plunge. They offered a couple different selection and I picked the "Classic with a Twist" package. It arrives in my front door today. I'm so excited to try them out!

(L-->R) Julep Taylor, Julep Maya and Julep Glow On

Nail of the week

OPI for Sephora Traffic Stopper Copper(glitter)

over NYX Girl Bermuda Triangle(bottom of nails)

with Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow(tip of nails)

Whiskey iPhone pics

Now that I installed Blogger app on my phone, it's easier for me to post pics! Here are some of my fav pics of Whiskey in my phone.

Nail of the week

Milani One Coat Glitter Blue Flash

I love the color. It's even better IRL than in the pic. Let's hope it won't be hard to remove next week!!

Updated closet shot..

..minus couple other things that can't fit. Can you name them?

Nail of the week & Cavallo Point

A bit late to post, but here's my nail of the week. My fingers look chunky in this pic :(

China Glaze Oxidized Blue over OPI No Room for the Blues

We stayed at Cavallo Point in Sausalito for 2 nights couple of weeks ago. The property is really pretty and our room is gorgeous overlooking Golden Gate bridge. I love the fireplace in the room and even though the room is simple, I feel like it's very cozy.

Even Whiskey gets a king treatment here! They gave him a bag of goodies when we checked in. And he also has his own bed and bowls in the room. He loves it there!

One downside is the staffs are really noisy in the morning. Other than that, everything is great!

Tory Burch Robinson Tote

Tory Burch Saffiano Tote in French Red

(dressed up with Hermes gavroche)

I'm in love! <3

New Year 2012 Resolutions

I never really do any new year resolutions since I know I won't be able to keep them throughout the year, but this year, I want to make some and hopefully I can keep some until the end of the year!

• Saving money! Now that I have a house, I need to do more self control on $$. It's so hard to do since I love shopping very much, but I'm trying!
• Exercise more: badminton, gym, etc. We did actually go to play badminton yesterday for 2.5hours, so that's a start!
• Doing Project Life for 2012. I am going to take a picture everyday in 2012. I still don't know where I'm going to post them, but for now, I created a folder in my laptop to save each day's pic.

That's all for now. The first two will be the hardest to do! Let's see how long I can keep it!

Nail of the week and lego

Still in NYX mood. This week color is my favorite color and I must say this is the perfect purple nail polish I've ever had.

NYX Girl Fierce Purple

My friend made these lego costumes for his office halloween party with his friends. It looks so cool I just have to try it on! They made the full body and everything looks like a real lego! Here are some pics I took just with the head on :)