ASOS – my happiness in a box;

My phone displayed notifications of missed calls and messages from my sister during my lunch-time yesterday, it turned out that she had wanted to let me know that my happy box had arrived! Heh, kudos to ASOS for its efficiency in dispatching out my ASOS parcel which took less than three weeks to reach me.

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Awesome packaging; due to the size of the clutch, ASOS actually packed it in a brown parcel.

Review on ASOS Tortoise Shell Frame Clutch
(Link to item here)

Item was received in great condition, and even mommy said it looks very luxe. Yay! I was actually contemplating to purchase this way earlier (like in Feb/March), but the price put me off. Also, I couldn’t really decide on the colour as well  - black or cream. So, when the discount code promotion came along (additional 10% off), the price tag looked so much more attractive. I decided on black in the end, ‘cos clumsy me would most probably stain the cream piece in no time. Also, judging by my wardrobe colours, black seemed easier to match as well.

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Images of clutch taken from the website

The cream version

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Image of clutch (taken under room lighting)

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The tortoise shell clasp (it’s a bit flimsy though)

Paired it with my OTD for Tuesday work day (Herwalkincloset Mod Block Top x MYntShoppe Snowflake Necklace)

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Speaking of which, I thought pairing it with a cobalt blue blazer will be nice too.
And I WANT a pastel-coloured blazer; mint or yellow? But first, I think a cobalt blue blazer tops the list.

Credits to TheBudgetBabe and Zara Women

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If you have  any comment or suggestion on pairing outfits with this clutch,
or places to get a pretty cobalt blue blazer under S$100, do share them with me!

Arigato!

xoxo, Noi

LB Kassel Knot Skirt in Wine/ Bralets/ Previews for MYnt;

Happy girl = parcel received in good condition without any delay! Came home to my parcel from Love, Bonito and it turned out to be the Kassel Knot Skirt in Wine

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Review time!

LB Kassel Knot Skirt in Wine 

I carted out this piece in size M, it fits me nicely and not too snug. The material feels really comfy, but I think it may fur after some time. The drapes can be pulled up or down, depending on your preference. Great for office wear or weekend dates! Not too sure if I am letting it go, still contemplating on it now. Meh.

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Just came back from a date night out with girlfriends in town, and we did some (window) shopping at H&M, Pazzion, and Charles & Keith! I bought this white lace blouse from H&M, for just S$17.90. The material is light, and definitely another versatile piece for work or weekends. Size 38 fits me loosely yay!

H&M Lace Blouse
Ref: UK 10, 168cm
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We also spotted bralets at H&M, but we thought the ones from Topshop are seriously much better in terms of design, boning structure, and the cutting as well. Nonetheless, I doubt I’m gonna buy any ‘cos 1) it looks better with high-waisted bottoms and I can’t pull off the look of high-waist cut, 2) the figure, and 3) can’t foresee myself wearing it. Having said that, the prints of these Topshop bralets are gorgeous, especially the white-based bralet! Did a Google search, and these bralets from Topshop popped up. NICE

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MYnt is gonna launch a new collection tonight (8.30pm)! Like finally after one whole month mailers will be sent out in awhile! Sis is helping to create a new website under the name MYnt Shoppe, but transferring our photolog over is taking us some time so we really wanna thank you for your kind patience and understanding! Here’re some polyvore compilations that I have done - inspirations behind this collection, and mix’n'match with the new MYnt items!

Bulk of the items are inspired from the fashion donned by personalities at the recent Coachella 2012 (blogged about it here), hence we are gonna name this Collection Six – Coachella Fever!

Catch ya at the launch tonight, 8.30pm!

xoxo,
Noi

Fashion x Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

I’ve been following Free People on Instagram, and came to know of Coachella Festival that took place last weekend and will be continued again this weekend; weekend 1 – April 13th to 15th, and weekend 2 – April 20th to 22nd. I thought it’s a rather interesting event, something different from the usual major music and arts festival, so I felt like sharing it with readers here I’m no fashionista, but Coachella really got me hooked on their outfits! Here it goes

Background of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
It’s an annual three-day music and arts festival held in Indio, California. The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop and electronic music as well as large sculptural art. The festival is renowned for its cutting edge lineup, showcasing many of the top and up-and-coming acts in music as well as reunions. Notable performers include Prince, Radiohead, Dr. Dre], Oasis, Daft Punk, Roger Waters, Madonna, The Cure, Kanye West, At the Drive-In, The Black Keys, Rage Against The Machine, Gorillaz, Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes, The Chemical Brothers, Pavement, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, and the Beastie Boys.
(Credit: Wikipedia)

What caught my eye wasn’t the music acts or the arts displays, but the people who attended and their outfits! Chanced upoon this article on dailymail.co.uk that the Vampire Diaries couple Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev attended the festival too.

Gorgeous eye-candies

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MYnt Shoppe will be launching a similar necklace to the one that Nina is seen wearing here, stay tuned to previews on our Facebook page!

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Other celebrities spotted at Coachella included,

Dakota Fanning

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Ever gorgeous Emma Watson

Photo: Emma Watson at the Mulberry Coachella pool party. Credit: Donato Sardella

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Spotted at A|X Armani Exchange and T-Mobile event,
which kicked off the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Credit: LATimesBlogs

Free People has also done a photo compilation of outfits donned on their staff and Coachella-goers, you can check out their blog here. And, I did a mini ‘Polyvore’ of an outfit for Coachella MYnt Shoppe is gonna launch similar necklaces too! So glad that my assignments are ending soon, so that sister and I can kickstart our re-launch proper.

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For more information on Coachella, you can check out their website (http://www.coachella.com), or simply Google for images and news stories by the major news wires. It’s interesting, and I’m pretty sure that you’ll get hooked Google-ing for fashion compilation of the festival

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Two more days to the weekend and it’ll be part two of Coachella. To all Coachella-goers, have fun! :B

xoxo,
Noi

MYnt Shop on Pinterest;

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The pride of it all when people of the same likes (jewellery and crafts, in this case) repinned and liked MYnt Shoppe‘s creations on Pinterest. Here’s the link to our board – http://pinterest.com/myntshop/mynt-shop/. Thank you! =*)

Happy pin-ing!

xoxo,
Noi

Happy New Year 2012!

There’s a backlog of photos that I really need to update soonest, but due to a packed week ahead, I shall just post the preview for MYnt first A new collection will be launched tonight at 8.30pm. For preview, you can check out the Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/MYntShoppe <3

Here’s the preview banner, and a couple of my personal favourites from this collection! ;D

 

That aside, I spent my last day of year 2011 counting down to year 2012 with these peeps! We had actually pitched a tent at West Coast Park, and counted down to another great year with the other tent-pitchers. Heh, a whole new experience I must say, though we gave up after the count-down and ran for ‘shelter’ at McDonald’s to seek refuge for the night. Loving them! More photos to be up, I pinkie swear!

Day one of work later for a new year – bless us please.

xoxo, Noi.

Me-time: Time for MYnt!

MYnt’s Upcoming Launch (Wednesday, 30th Nov, 8.30pm)
A collection to round up November 2011, and usher in December! A mini collection that consists of one-off pieces with no restocks, so don’t miss the launch :B heh. With the sell-out pieces from the last launch, I decided to be a little selfish and kept a pair of Red Rose earstuds for myself, oopsy! :P LiveJournal is a little wonky, so we have prepared a blogger platform for the launch – http://myntshop.blogspot.com.

Here’s a preview banner of the launch on Wednesday night!
The full preview is on MYnt’s Facebook page. Do Like and Share this album to enjoy free REGISTERED postage with any purchase!

And here are two of my favourite pieces from this collection! One of which is from an older collection and we’d managed to bring in just two pieces only, just for you! :B


Stay tuned for MYnt‘s December collection ‘cos we are anticipating more charms to arrive this week for us to churn out more trinkets for you!

xx, Noi.

Favourite childhood snack?

I came across this question on Flowerpod Forum, and lots of good ol’ memories came running back in my head! Childhood snacks like the Bee-Bee, Hiro cake, pola snacks, and mamee… these kept me company through cartoon-watching, recess times, and even exams :B

What’s your favourite childhood snack? =)

Images credit: Google Images

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MYnt’s Upcoming Launch (Wednesday, 9th Nov, 8.30pm)

It’s been a crazy weekend with mugging sessions and editing photos for the launch, but a fruitful one nonetheless. Yay! All the items in the upcoming launch are one-off pieces with no restocks, so be sure to catch the launch :B heh. Here’s a preview banner of the launch tomorrow; the preview is also available here (FB page) and here.

Abrupt ending to this post as it’s back-to-mugging session =) good night y’all!
x, Noi.

MYnt-Shop: FALL-WINTER II

The Snow
Soft and quiet,
Soft and slow,
Down it falls
The feathery snow.

(Credits here.)

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Of beautiful handmade claydolls, rustic charms for Fall/Winter wear collection, and floral pieces to bring you some sunshine.

New MYnt collection will be launched this week!

x, out.

MYnt Preview: Glass Facets

- Glass Facets -
A brand new collection to usher in October!
Launching on Thursday, 29 Sept, 8pm

These beautiful glass pieces were sourced internationally and there is only one piece for each design! How special huh? Each glass pendant comes with a black or blue leather short chain (ends below collar bone), and we think it will complement really well with any outfit! You can view the preview here or http://www.facebook.com/MYntShoppe :) Mailers will be sent out soon! For now, have a good night and wishing you a happy week ahead

x, out. 

What’s to come at MYntShop…

It has come to a point where you have so many random ideas on your mind that you just wanna pen them down and hoping to have the chance to fulfil each and every one of them. Having said that, time and finances can be a real headache eh? Nonetheless, we would like to share some of the ideas that we have upcoming for MYnt-shop.

What’s to come at MYntShop…

• Looking into re-launching a new website/domain name
• Glass pieces collection (credits to Google Images)
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• Rustic charm necklaces to welcome Fall/Winter
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• Customisation slots to be re-opened again, for gifts or prom/D&D nights
• Doll/Princess necklaces (customisations to be opened as well!)
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• Revamped website layout
• And many more… which I really couldn’t pen down now, all at one go.

Pretty hectic lately, with work and school concurrently. Maybe this Sunday sounds good to kick-start one of the ideas above, what do you think? =)

//p.s. overwhelmed and blessed to receive all the surprises that my dear friends have thrown in for my birthday over the past week; surprise birthday cake, thoughtful gifts, and sweet heart-warming cards. What more can I ask for? Thank you so so much, really appreciate all the gestures. A quiet birthday I hope for this year, 23rd has seemed to arrive a little fast. But like what my dear bro Chiat mentioned before, it’s not the number of years in life that counts but it’s the life in the number of years that matters more.

Before I get long and whiny again, have a good Thursday evening you all =)

x, out.